Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
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Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Mica Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)
Granite
Course-grained intrusive igneous rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Red Sandstone (Iron-Rich)
Arenite (Fe2O3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)
Flowerstone (Porphyry)
Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Slate with Red Sandstone Landscaping Rock
Foliated Pelitic Metamorphic Rock (Slate) and Ferruginous Sandstone
Granite
Phaneritic Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Basalt with Quartz Vein and Weathering Crust
Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt
River Stone (Basalt Porphyry)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (K-Feldspar + Quartz + Plagioclase)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock (Primary minerals: Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 range 70-75%)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Sandstone Concretion (Omar or Nut Rock)
Sedimentary Concretion (specifically an 'Omarolluk' or Omar)
Shale
Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)
Silty Shale
Silty Shale (Fissile Sedimentary Rock)
Shale
Mudstone (composed primarily of clay minerals like kaolinite, illite, and smectite, with quartz and calcite)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate with Native Copper
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Native Copper (Cu)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Sedimentary rock with high iron oxide content (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
River Stone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Basalt)
Clastic Sedimentary (Siltstone) or Mafic Igneous (Basalt)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Iolite-bearing Gneiss (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) in Gneiss matrix