Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
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Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)
Fairburn Agate / Agate-bearing Breccia
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Jasper/Breccia matrix
Limonitic Sandstone (Stained Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide (Limonite/Goethite) staining
Limestone (Weathered)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 staining)
Limestone with Fossil Inclusion
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Arkose or Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline igneous rock containing quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite
Sandstone and Quartzite Specimens
SiO2 with varying mineral/clastic inclusions
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azurite in Granite (Biotite Granite containing Azurite)
Vesicular Basalt with Epidote/Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 + Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Feldsphathic Igneous Rock
Quartzite (Banded)
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 with impurities)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Dalmation Jasper
Dalmation Stone (perthitic feldspar with arfvedsonite)
Orbicular Rhyolite (Rainforest Jasper)
Rhyolite containing Spherulites (SiO2 with impurities)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (actually a Peralkaline Igneous Rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline rhyolite (SiO2 with Arfvedsonite/Riebeckite)
Chert (or Limestone)
Sedimentary Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (often dominated by SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or Mudstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various oxides)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of quartz, SiO2)
Sandstone with Magnetite and Iron Staining
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (contains Fe3O4 and Limonite/Hematite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Conglomerate fragments)
Ferruginous clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 cemented by Fe2O3)
Banded Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Coal (Bituminous)
Organic sedimentary rock primarily consisting of carbon (C)
Chert / Flint Nodules in Sandstone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Clastic Sedimentary Rock