Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
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Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 stained)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Muscovite Schist
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Limestone (Micrite/Chalky variety)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentine (likely antigorite-rich serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with dark magnetite/chromite or pyroxene inclusions
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Chert (Chalk-associated Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Tumbled amethyst with possible lepidolite/colored quartz companion
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-related color centers
Likely basalt (possibly scoriaceous basalt)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with minor iron–titanium oxides
Wishing Stone (Basalt or Chert with Quartz Veins)
Basalt or microcrystalline Quartz (Chert) with localized hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) veining
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic/Crystalline Limestone)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 / CaMg(CO3)2)
Unidentified dark reddish-brown rock or mineral specimen
Indeterminate from the blurred image; possibly iron-stained quartz, jasper, or a metallic sulfide-bearing rock
Likely tumbled dark volcanic rock
Probably basalt or basaltic andesite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate) - CaCO3
Granite
Granite
Pink Granite (Fragment)
Pink Granite (dominated by Potassium Feldspar: KAlSi3O8)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Flint
Chert (a form of cryptocrystalline quartz, chemical formula SiO₂)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Chert (Fossiliferous)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Granite
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)