Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Category
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Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Hematite-rich Ironstone
Ferruginous Rock (Fe2O3)
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Red Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone with Mineral Veining or Crust
Sedimentary Sandstone (mostly SiO2 with Fe2O3 tinting)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Limestone (specifically Bituminous or Carbonaceous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Organic Impurities
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Limonite (Limonitic Sandstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide ($FeO(OH)·nH_2O$)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Likely basalt or vesicular volcanic rock
Basalt, possibly scoriaceous basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Course-grained intrusive igneous rock
Granite River Rock
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Celestite
Celestine (SrSO4)
Quartz (Granular)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Chalcedony Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Hematite (Oolitic or Earthy variety)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sand and Gravel (Quartz-rich)
Unconsolidated fluvial/beach sediment (primarily Silica/SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)