Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration)
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Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
igneous
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
igneous
Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)
Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)
metamorphic
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
igneous
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
River Pebble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Metamorphic rock aggregate
metamorphic
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
not a natural rock (man-made composite)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Basalt (Beach Pebble)
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
igneous
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary
Mica Schist
Schist (Muscovite/Biotite Schist)
metamorphic
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
igneous
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
mineral
Blue Dyed Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
metamorphic
Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
sedimentary
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Andesite
Andesite (contains Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, Hornblende)
igneous
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
mineral
Greenstone Celt (Polished Stone Axe)
Metamorphosed mafic rock (often Basalt or Diabase)
metamorphic
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
industrial by-product
Quartz Vein in Matrix / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
metamorphic
River Rock (likely Gneiss or Quartzite)
Metamorphic rock specimen (potentially Foliated Gneiss)
metamorphic
Basalt River Pebble
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
igneous
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
igneous
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Basalt and Quartz pebbles
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) and Quartz (SiO2)
igneous and mineral
Painted Garden Rock
Coated Siltstone or Mudstone
sedimentary
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Silicate Rock)
igneous
Chert (Arrowhead or Flake)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
igneous
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) with Quartz (SiO2) inclusion
igneous
Mossy Rock
Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)
sedimentary
Mixed River Stones and Minerals
Mixed Silica-rich Stones (Quartz, Agate, Jasper, Sandstone, Dalmation Stone)
sedimentary
Vesicular Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Vesicular Basalt (Fe-Mg rich extrusive volcanic rock)
igneous
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Basalt pebble
Basalt (mafic extrusive rock)
igneous
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral