River Cobble (Quartzite)
Meta-orthoquartzite
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River Cobble (Quartzite)
Meta-orthoquartzite
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (variously identified as Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (in Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (specifically Jasper or Brown Chert node)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety) with Iron Oxide staining
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite impurities
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Red Jasper with Quartz veins
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz veins
Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Quartz)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Yellow Jasper / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite or Limonite inclusions
Granite (River-worn Cobble)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite Pebble (Pink Granite)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Wishing Stone (Quartz-veined Siltstone or Graywacke)
Hydrothermal Quartz vein in matrix of SiO2 (Quartz) and Al2O3 (Clay minerals)
Quartzite and Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities (Hematite)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Chert)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz (Water-worn Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone Chert/Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Sedimentary Sandstone / Orthoquartzite
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hydrated iron oxide impurities (Goethite)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Mookaite variety likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Fossiliferous Limestone (with Coralline Inclusions)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite River Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
River Cobble (likely Quartzite)
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)