River Pebble (Basalt or Graywacke)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
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River Pebble (Basalt or Graywacke)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Porphyritic texture)
Stream-Rounded Shale or Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Quartzite (Water-worn Cobble)
Quartzite (Composition: 90%+ SiO2)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic Gneiss with Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar Injection
Granite (likely biotite granite or granodiorite)
Coarse-grained plutonic rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole
Painted Rock
Weathered Sedimentary Rock (Painted)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Calcareous Sandstone)
Calcareous Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (rich in Magnesium and Iron)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Ma-fi-ic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic Sandstone (SiO2 with accessory minerals)
Flint Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)
Feldspar-rich Quartzite
Meta-arkose (Quartz-Feldspar Quartzite)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Porphyry (Rhyolite or Andesite Porphyry)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
River Stone (likely Andesite or Siltstone)
Intermediate Volcanic Rock / Fine-grained Sedimentary Rock
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Pink Himalayan Salt Rock
Halite (NaCl with trace iron oxide minerals)
Sandstone with Quartz Sphere
Arenite (SiO2-rich sedimentary rock) with Quartzite/Rose Quartz sphere
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Jasper with Purple Fluorite or Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Desert Varnish on Sandstone
Quartz Arenite with Iron-Manganese Oxide Coating
Shale with Iron Staining
Fissile Mudrock (Sedimentary Rock)
Gravel
Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediment
Sandstone and Mixed Rock Assemblage
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartz Arenite
Dark weathered pebble, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; typically plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (principally Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt pebble
Basalt
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (extrusive volcanic rock)