Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz Sand Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystal variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small white quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz crystal (likely milky or cloudy quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rounded quartz-rich river pebbles
Alluvial gravel; commonly quartzite, chert, and quartz-bearing sandstone fragments
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing rock, possibly altered pyrite or mica schist
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded white pebble, likely quartz or feldspar
Most consistent with milky quartz (SiO₂), though altered feldspar or calcite is possible from the image
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing feldspathic rock; exact identification is limited by the image
Mixed rounded rock pebbles
Likely granitic gneiss, basaltic rock, and quartz-rich granitic material; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Purple quartz-bearing rock, likely amethyst-bearing quartzite or pegmatitic quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), with iron-related purple coloration; possible feldspar and mica impurities
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich stone, likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or feldspar-bearing
Quartz (massive milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly quartz vein material
Likely milky quartz with iron-stained or weathered host rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Moonstone
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Oligoclase with adularescence
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss/schist (tentative; image resolution limits certainty)
Weathered basalt or mafic metavolcanic rock
Basalt, possibly altered to greenstone (chlorite–epidote–actinolite assemblage)
Weathered mafic metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite or altered basalt
Probably serpentinized ultramafic rock; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, with magnetite and altered pyroxene/olivine
Weathered gneissic rock
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly migmatitic
Quartz-rich gneiss
Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss, possibly migmatitic
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), microcrystalline to coarsely crystalline variety
Milky quartz (rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
River Quartz Pitting/Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Mixed rounded river pebbles, likely basalt and granite
Basalt (fine-grained mafic rock) and granite/granitoid (quartz–feldspar rock)
Polished river pebble, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly biotite granite (compositionally near granite)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely feldspar–quartz rock)
Granitic pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with possible mica and iron-oxide staining
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Likely quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, possibly iron-stained
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)