1. | Shale | PA |
2. | Limestone | PA |
3. | Shale with fossils from St. Clair Strip Mines (closed), Carboniferous Period | PA |
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. | Phyllite | Vermont – along roadside |
9. | Rose Quartz | S. Dakota |
10. | Copper Rock | AZ |
11. | Pyrite (Fool’s Gold) | CO |
12. | Selenite – variety of gypsum | AZ/UT border |
13. | Apache Tears – Obsidian | AZ |
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. | Gneiss | Wissahickon |
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. | Serpentine | David Packer Ranch, Big Sur, CA |
31. | Pyrite | San Pedro Mine, Santa Fe Co., NM |
32. | Chert (Flint) | North Sea Coast, Fyn, Denmark |
33. | Sandstone with Mica | |
34. | Sandstone (with Quartz Crystal outcropping) | |