Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
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Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Quartz-bearing granitoid or quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Rounded quartz-rich pebble (likely quartzite)
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar or mica
Tumbled basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly iron-stained quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite or quartz-vein matrix with iron oxides
Rounded basaltic river pebble
Basalt, predominantly plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Rounded brown granite-like pebble
Likely weathered granite or granodiorite; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Likely weathered basalt or andesite fragment
Fine-grained volcanic rock, likely basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires testing
Fossiliferous limestone pebble
Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Pink quartz crystal (likely rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly rose quartz
Polished/tumbled unakite (probable)
Unakite; epidote + pink potassium feldspar + quartz
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