Joanne’s Rocks

1.ShalePA
2.LimestonePA
3.Shale with fossils from St. Clair Strip Mines (closed), Carboniferous PeriodPA
4.Mudstone (on the way to being shale)NE PA
5.Sandstone with volcanic ash pockets 
6.Coal – Anthacite (lightweight, but dense)PA
7.Quartzite 
8.PhylliteVermont – along roadside
9.Rose QuartzS. Dakota
10.Copper RockAZ
11.Pyrite (Fool’s Gold)CO
12.Selenite – variety of gypsumAZ/UT border
13.Apache Tears – ObsidianAZ
14.Limestone 
15.Granite 
16.Sandstone with Quartz crystal capstone 
17.Granite with Pegmetite 
18.Pyrite – Fool’s Gold
19.Granite – “Belgium Rock” ballast (contains Quartz & Feldspar) 
20.Tuff (Tufa) 
21.Marble 
22.Schist (Metamorphic Sandstone)
23.Mica Schist (?)Wissahickon
24.GneissWissahickon
25.Mica – Biotite (dark), Moscovite (light)
26.Rose Quartz 
27.Smoky Quartz 
28.Amethyst (Quartz) 
29.Hematite (“Blood-like streak” – source of iron ore) 
30.SerpentineDavid Packer Ranch, Big Sur, CA
31.PyriteSan Pedro Mine, Santa Fe Co., NM
32.Chert (Flint)North Sea Coast, Fyn, Denmark
33.Sandstone with Mica 
34.Sandstone (with Quartz Crystal outcropping)