Coarse-grained Jasper or Jasper Conglomerate
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2) + Fe2O3
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Coarse-grained Jasper or Jasper Conglomerate
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2) + Fe2O3
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Glacial Erratic (Sandstone/Quartzite)
Glacial Erratic specimen (likely Orthoquartzite or Feldspathic Sandstone)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2 with inclusions of Hematite)
Red Sandstone
Sandstone (mainly SiO2 with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone (specifically Picture Sandstone or Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (lithified rudite)
Dolomite or Limestone (Carbonate Rock)
CaMg(CO3)2 (Dolomite) or CaCO3 (Limestone / Calcite)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Chert (Arrowhead or Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Conglomerate)
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gneiss (with Quartz and Biotite Mica)
Gneiss
Barite Rose (Desert Rose)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Agate (Carnelian-Blue Agate mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of Iron (SiO2)
Jasper and Quartzite Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper (Heliotrope / Bloodstone variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz variety / Ferruginous Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine Garnet-Mica Schist (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃)