Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich feldspathic pebble, possibly granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar aggregate, likely granite; dark inclusion may be biotite, hornblende, or iron-oxide staining
Strawberry Quartz
Quartz with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly pegmatite or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂)-rich aggregate; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Basalt (Stream-worn Cobble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly gold-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; possible limonite/goethite matrix
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Hematite (Iron Ore Pebble)
Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)
Phyllite (possibly low-grade greenish slate)
Foliated metamorphic rock composed mainly of very fine-grained quartz, mica, and chlorite; approximate composition varies and has no single fixed chemical formula
Small quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly in a feldspar-bearing granite fragment
Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Milky quartz, chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar
Milky quartz (likely weathered quartzite or quartz vein fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered granite (likely with accessory quartz)
Granite; chiefly quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz (rough quartz specimen)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Quartz-rich pegmatite (possibly quartz–feldspar rock)
Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and minor mica/iron staining
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Mica (likely Muscovite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride
White quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or milky-quartz pebble (SiO₂)
Feldspar (Plagioclase / Potassium Feldspar)
Feldspar Group (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Quartz (Water-worn pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
White Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the grains are fused
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Mossy Rock
Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)