Chalky limestone
Micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
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Chalky limestone
Micritic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Milky quartz cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), massive to drusy crystalline aggregate
Rounded green-gray pebble, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled rhodonite
Rhodonite, manganese inosilicate (MnSiO₃)
Veined metamorphic cobble, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite/lizardite with magnetite and cross-cutting quartz or calcite veins
Iron-stained quartzite or silicified breccia
Quartz-rich rock dominated by microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides/hydroxides such as hematite and goethite
Gray chert or silicified limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with calcite (CaCO₃)
Rounded sandstone or quartz-rich river cobble
Indeterminate lithic sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide/calcite cement
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely greenschist or amphibolite
Chlorite–actinolite schist/amphibolite; composition likely quartz, feldspar, chlorite, amphibole, and epidote
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (possibly foliated as gneiss)
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