Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
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Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Sandstone (mainly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (likely River-tumbled Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Quartzite and Sandstone Pebbles
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Brown Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)
Limestone (Flagstone)
Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Rose Quartz Carving
Quartum roseum (Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Kambaba Jasper (Crocodile Jasper)
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Mookaite Jasper
Radiolarite (Silicified radiolarian chert), SiO2
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 silicon dioxide)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Iron Meteorite (Candidate)
Iron Meteorite (Siderite)
Granite Cobble
Granite
Basalt
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 with (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Rose Quartz (likely carved)
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich gneiss; exact identification requires a fresh surface and testing
Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or quartz-veined schist)
Quartzite/siliceous schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with probable mica and iron-oxide staining
Weathered quartz-rich stone, possibly chalcedony or calcite
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (FeOx-rich)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke (SiO2 based with lithic fragments)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3) Rich Bio-sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Limestone (with Iron-Oxide staining)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Granite
Granite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (high K-feldspar content)
Granite and Igneous Mix
Phaneritic Felsic to Mafic Intrusive Rocks
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Polished dark pebble, possibly basalt or chert
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or microcrystalline silica (chert)
Possible iron-rich chert or slag-like rock
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Banded Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Sandstone