Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock rich in Alkali Feldspar)
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Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock rich in Alkali Feldspar)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or weathered Iron-Nickel)
Meteorite (Fe-Ni alloy & silicates)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)
Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebeckite
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement
Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Weathered Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8, and Mica)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Greenstone / Greenstone Pebble
Greenschist (metamorphosed basalt or gabbro)
Soapstone
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of iron(II) silicate
Calligraphy Stone
Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone composed of Hematite and Shell remains)
Peridot
Olivine (specifically, the gem-quality variety forsterite, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Chert / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (Fossiliferous)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)