Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
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Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Oolite or Oolitic Limestone
Oolitic Limestone (Principal mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite/Adventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graphite-veined Quartzite
Meta-sedimentary Quartzite with Carbonaceous/Graphitic Inclusions (SiO2 + C)
Honey Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trivalent iron (Fe3+) impurities
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (variable SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Desert Rose or Botryoidal Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential Quartzite characteristics)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluoride (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Citrine
Yellow Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chert or Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Dermal Denticle or worn tooth fragment)
Elasmobranchii (fossil remains)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock, not a single mineral; primary mineral is Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with impurities of iron)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock), primarily SiO2
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Stream Pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (a metamorphic rock primarily composed of Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)