Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
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Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Crinoid and Coral Fossils in Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone with Rugosa (order) and Crinoidea (class)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation containing Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Coral Fossil (Petrified Coral)
Scleractinia (Order) - Calcified Fossil Skeleton (CaCO3)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite CaCO3)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic quartz wacke or arenite
Chert (Smoky variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (often called Jasper in this color)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule (Septarian Dragon Stone)
Septarian concretion (composition: Calcite CaCO3, Aragonite CaCO3, and Limestone/Clay)
Red Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Fossilized Solitary Rugose Coral (Horn Coral)
Order: Rugosa (e.g., Grewingkia or Heliophyllum); composed of Calcite (CaCO3) or Silica (SiO2)
River Pebble (Greywacke or Quartzite-rich Sandstone)
Lithic Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Red/Green Brecciated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and chlorite inclusions
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) with Quartz
Banded Iron Formation, often composed of alternating layers of hematite (Fe2O3) or magnetite (Fe3O4) and chert (microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Smooth River Pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chalk (Limestone variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
River Stone (Chert/Siltstone)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities
Coral Fossil (Scleractinia)
Scleractinia (Order), primarily CaCO3 (Aragonite or Calcite)
Jasper (specifically Yellow Jasper and Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone Nodules)
Ferruginous Quartz-Arenite (with Goethite/Hematite cement)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina / Shell Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrated iron oxide impurities (Goethite)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Calcite/Aragonite)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Principal ore of aluminum; mixture of minerals including Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)