Limestone with Calcite Crystals
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Limestone with Calcite Crystals
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Fossiliferous Chert (with Brachiopod or Mollusk fragments)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) inclusions
Chert (Brecciated Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic/Schistose)
Druzy Quartz on Sandstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Quartz Crystals on Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Ironstone (Limonite/Goethite Concretion)
Ferruginous Sedimentary Rock (composed of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of carbon with sulfur and hydrogen)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Iron Oxide Precipitates (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Red Sandstone
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 coating)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Red Sandstone (Iron-rich Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Arkose with Hematite Cement
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Glauconitic Sandstone
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (with K,Mg,Fe,Al silicate hydroxide)
Glauconite
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Siltstone
Siltstone with planar bedding
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Ironstone concretion / Limonitic Sandstone
Goethite/Hematite Cemented Sandstone (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (composed primarily of Goethite FeO(OH) and Limonite)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Jasper (specifically a banded or dark variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (White/Gray variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Concretion
Siderite or Ironstone Concretion
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Chert (Jasper/Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Oolite or Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Limestone (Principal mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)