Basalt (Weathered)
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
igneous
Category
Man Made Rock (Technosol)
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Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)
Sedimentary Arenite (SiO2 with FeO/Fe2O3 impurities)
sedimentary
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
sedimentary
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
mineral
Black Limestone with Calcite Veining
Bituminous Limestone (CaCO3 with Organic Carbon inclusions)
sedimentary
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
mineral
Geode (Unopened)
Siliceous Geode (SiO2)
sedimentary
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
metamorphic
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
sedimentary
Amphibolite
Amphibolite
metamorphic
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
igneous
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
sedimentary
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)
igneous
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor iron oxide impurities)
metamorphic
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
sedimentary
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Sandstone Cobble
Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)
sedimentary
Chert / Chalcedony (likely carnelian or flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
mineral
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Mineral
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)
sedimentary
Basalt
Mafic extrusive volcanic rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
igneous
Porphyry
Porphyritic Rock
igneous
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
sedimentary
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
mineral
Shale
Argillaceous Rock
sedimentary
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with vesicular texture
igneous
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz Variety
Mineral
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
metamorphic
Peridotite (Pyroxenite/Serpentinized Dunite)
Ultramafic Rock (consisting primarily of Olivine and Pyroxene)
igneous
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
metamorphic
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Jasper Conglomerate)
Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 primary composition)
sedimentary
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone or Limestone
Arenite or Calcareous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
igneous
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
igneous
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell
sedimentary
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Metamorphic
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
mineral