Coarse sand with a small pebble
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment, chiefly quartz and rock fragments
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Coarse sand with a small pebble
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment, chiefly quartz and rock fragments
Likely calcareous concretions (limestone/chalk nodules)
Calcium-carbonate-rich sedimentary concretions, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Chert (Jasper/Flint Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded reddish-brown pebble, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Probable biotite-bearing granite (quartz, feldspar, and biotite); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Rounded quartzite pebble
Quartzite, composed predominantly of recrystallized quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Flint / River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered mica-rich rock (tentative identification)
Possibly mica schist or phyllite; exact identification requires closer examination
Coarse-grained granite
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Rounded pebble, likely fine-grained river stone
Unidentified lithic pebble; composition cannot be determined from the image
Black-and-white patterned stone, possibly zebra marble
Uncertain from the image; likely calcite marble with dark mineral veining or inclusions
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, probably kamacite with taenite; identification is uncertain from the photo alone
Pink granite
Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, and plagioclase with minor mica
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