Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
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Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Picture Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
Chert (Chert Pebble)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Jasper Breccia
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Coquina Jasper
Fossiliferous Chalcedony (SiO2)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 with Monzonite/Syenite matrix
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Sand Dollar Fossil
Echinoidea (Clypeasteroida)
Ironstone Concretion
Limonitic/Hematitic Concretion
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Bumblebee Jasper
Volcanic Tuff (mixture of Quartz, Sulfur, Hematite, and Orpiment)
Coral Fossil (Favosites type)
Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa (often CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Quartz with Limonite Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Garnet in Matrix (Eclogite)
Eclogite, featuring Almandine or Pyrope Garnet [X3Y2(SiO4)3]
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock including secondary mineral infills)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Chert (specifically Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Amethyst (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (Metamorphic silicate rock)
Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic intermediate volcanic rock (Andesite)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Ferruginous Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Diorite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Intermediate Composition)
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
Granite
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (Granite Group)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)