Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
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Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment
Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock
Banded gneiss
Foliated, banded gneiss; typically composed of quartz and feldspar with mica or other dark minerals
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica; exact variety indeterminate from image
Rounded metamorphic cobble, likely gneiss or amphibolite
Banding-free biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss or amphibolite; exact identification requires testing
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granite / Gneiss (Felsic Metamorphic or Igneous Rock)
Gneiss (or weathered Granite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock)
Coarse-grained metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Probable biotite-quartz-feldspar gneiss/schist; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Foliated gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole
Quartz Druzy
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphism)
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Pebble)
Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar banding
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony); SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Polished banded stone, likely gneiss or metasedimentary rock
Banded gneiss (quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; exact identification requires testing)
Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Quartz (Crystalline Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz) intrusion
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-Grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade)
Polished banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or banded amphibolite
Undetermined foliated metamorphic rock; commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss or amphibolite
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Likely raw garnet fragment
Garnet-group silicate, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian precursor)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Biotite-bearing gneiss
Mica gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Banded gneiss (likely weathered paragneiss)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica ± amphibole assemblage
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock / Anthophyllite-Gedrite blend)