Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Medium to Fine-grained Diorite)
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Diorite (Dalmatian Stone variant)
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Medium to Fine-grained Diorite)
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite, primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geodic habit
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Yellow Chalcedony / Yellow Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Agate
Agatized Chalcedony (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (on Chalcedony/Agate base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Basalt
Basalt (containing plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Hydrated Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2) with Cristobalite inclusions
Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities, Microcrystalline Quartz
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria
Obsidian (likely blue-sheen or coated obsidian)
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)
Exposed granitic bedrock
Granite, likely a foliated or weathered granitoid (quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage)
Quartz Veined Basalt Pebble
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) veining
Clear Quartz / Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Decorative polished pebbles
Likely mixed quartz-rich lithologies, including quartzite, jasper, and/or basalt
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusion
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock) with crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite with Quartz Vein
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz [SiO2], Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt
Mafic Volcanic Rock (composed mainly of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Red Jasper (Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions