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Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Granite (weathered)
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, K-Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Sandstone
Arenicola (comprising mostly Quartz, SiO2)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Weathered sandstone or granitic rock fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (a common term for a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone Chert/Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Sedimentary Sandstone / Orthoquartzite
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Malachite
Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely biotite schist
Mica schist, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with carbon/iron impurities
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chrysoprase
Chrysoprase (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Orthoclase Feldspar
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (likely macrocrystalline variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral species)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)