Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
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Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Milky Quartz (with trace inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a form of massive or vein quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Basaltic Tuff / Volcanic Breccia
Pyroclastic Breccia / Lithic Tuff
Sandstone (with minor quartz and possible clay components)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz variant, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone or Rugose Coral)
Antophyllum (Hexagonaria) or Scleractinia (CaCO3)
Citrine
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Citrine Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria
Yellow Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
River Quartz / Quartzite Pebbles
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (Nodule/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Amber (Cherry or Red variety)
Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
Imperial Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2), a variety of Actinolite-Tremolite
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonitida (Extinct subclass of Cephalopoda)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basaltic Scoria
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt/Andesite)
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally CaCO3)
Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety
Greenstone / Greenstone Pebble
Greenschist (metamorphosed basalt or gabbro)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Basalt (River Rock pebble)
Basalt (a mafic extrusive igneous rock)
Orthoclase Feldspar
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)