Likely rough quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide inclusions or surface staining
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Likely rough quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide inclusions or surface staining
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz (Agate/Jasper pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz vein in altered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide alteration
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with probable iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Granite-derived granitoid; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica
Iron-stained quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline or massive quartz with goethite/limonite staining
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the grains are fused
Small weathered mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing feldspathic rock or calcite-rich specimen
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Smoky/Brown variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich river cobble
Likely granitic or quartzitic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Weathered volcanic rock, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron oxides
Possible granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gabbro with quartz/feldspar veins
Gabbro, likely with leucocratic quartz–feldspar pegmatitic material
Milky quartz pebbles
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (possibly quartz–feldspar rock)
Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and minor mica/iron staining
Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂), possibly quartz-bearing sandstone or granite fragment
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Rainbow Moonstone (White Labradorite)
Labradorite (White varieties with Schiller effect), (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartz Pebble (Citrine-colored or Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Gravel
Polymictic gravel and pebble aggregate
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coarse Sand or Fine Gravel
Detrital Sedimentary Fragments (mostly SiO2)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)