Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
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Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Wood Stone (Dragon Stone variant)
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
River Pebble (Greywacke or Siltstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic)
Coal (Bituminous)
Sedimentary carbonaceous rock
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary (Conglomerate)
Limestone Breccia
Sedimentary Breccia (Calcareous)
Siltstone or Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Shale
Lutaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily SiO2)
Shale with Siltstone layering
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Mudstone/Shale)
Shale or Siltstone
Fine-grained siliciclastic sedimentary rock
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (lithic)
Lithic Wacke / Arenite
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
Ironstone (Limonite/Hematite concretion)
Ferruginous Siltstone / Goethite (FeO(OH))
Quartz-veined Sandstone
Quartzite-veined Arenite / SiO2 and quartz sand
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Flesh-toned Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic Quartz and Feldspar grains)
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
SiO2
Tiny rounded metallic-looking pebble, possibly pyrite or a metal-rich mineral
Uncertain from image; possible pyrite (FeS₂), chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Sandstone with Quartz/Calcite druse
Arenite with druse (SiO2 or CaCO3)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary rock with mineral veins/banding
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is limited by the blurred photograph
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Small weathered mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing feldspathic rock or calcite-rich specimen
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Brown Jasper (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper and Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper or Ironstone concretion
SiO2 or Fe2O3
Aragonite Star Cluster (Cross-section)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Jasper (Iron-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) impurities