River Cobble (Diorite or Meta-volcanic with Quartz Veining)
Diorite (with SiO2 quartz veins)
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River Cobble (Diorite or Meta-volcanic with Quartz Veining)
Diorite (with SiO2 quartz veins)
Rounded granitic gneiss or granite cobble
Granite; primarily quartz, plagioclase and potassium feldspar with biotite/hornblende
Pegmatitic pink feldspar–quartz rock
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly microcline/orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), quartz (SiO₂), and minor mica
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Earth
Terra / Earth
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron Scoria)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicular Texture
Chert (River Cobble)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Quartz with Graphite/Tourmaline Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Carbon (C) or Schorl elements
Granite
Granite
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthorhombic amphiboles: Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Ocean Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Chalcedony variety
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Possibly tumbled dark stone or mineral specimen
Indeterminate from image; possibly black tourmaline, basalt, or another dark silicate
Pink Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride) - CaF2
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Banded sandstone pebble
Lithic or quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition requires testing
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper / brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay-rich inclusions
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a limonite/goethite-rich matrix
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (concretionary/nodular variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with possible fossil or mineral inclusions
Likely quartz-rich metamorphic rock (quartzite or milky quartz)
Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), possibly with feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Likely weathered basalt or iron-rich volcanic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine with iron-oxide alteration
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green Quartz (Prasiolite)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-rich weathered rock (likely limonite/goethite concretion)
Limonite–goethite mixture; chiefly FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Rounded granitic pebble
Granite, likely biotite granite or granodiorite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly SiO2)