Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a fine-grained igneous rock, often misidentified as Dalmatian Jasper)
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Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (a fine-grained igneous rock, often misidentified as Dalmatian Jasper)
Grey Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite (Weathered River Rock)
Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Diorite (or salt-and-pepper granite pebble)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Magnetite (or Magnetic Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granite
Granite
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Granite
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Dolerite (Diabase)
Dolerite / Diabase
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock
Labradorite
Feldspar (variety of Anorthite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Granite (likely a river or beach pebble)
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Sodalite
Sodalite: Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Shale with Trace Fossils
Fissile mudrock (Shale)
Sandstone
Arenite
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Peridotite
Peridotite (Ultramafic Rock)
Fossil Coral
Tabulate Coral (potentially Favosites or Calapoecia)
Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold Fossil)
Gastropoda (Class); Internal mold or 'Steinkern' composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Sedimentary matrix
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Mahogany Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass) with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Arfvedsonite in Quartz (also known as Eudialyte/Garnet Syenite variety)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2] within a silicate matrix
Porphyritic Basalt (likely Chinese Writing Stone)
Porphyritic Basalt / Plagioclase Feldspar in Basal Matrix
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)
Olivine Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Olivine-Bearing Diabase (Micro-Gabbro)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Felsic Intrusive)
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt (with Andalusite/Feldspar phenocrysts)
Olivine (Peridotite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Magnesium Iron Silicate)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulite inclusions (primarily Cristobalite, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)