Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Category
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Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized minerals)
Sandstone with Ironstone Banding
Clastic Sandstone (composed of Quartz with Hematite/Limonite bonding)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Epidote with quartz/feldspar
Epidote, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Sandstone (with Feldspathic/Arkose qualities)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with KAlSi3O8 components)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Ocean Jasper' or 'Caribbean Calcite' variant)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with potential Aragonite inclusions
Agate (Geode nodule fragment)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Jasper Conglomerate (specifically Puddingstone)
Jasper Conglomerate (Siliceous sedimentary rock)
Quartz Druzy Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Ocean Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Peridotite (Dunite)
Peridotite (mostly Olivine: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite; NaCl (Sodium Chloride)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic felsic intrusive rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Thunderegg
Agate-filled Rhyolitic Nodule (SiO2)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (containing Glauconite, (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Carnelian Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian Chalcedony
Quartz (specifically Milky Quartz/Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper and Chert Conglomerate
Ferruginous Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Rhyolite or Granite matrix
Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Pegmatite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock
Jasper (Iron-stained Quartzite/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony (Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)