Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote in Matrix
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
River Rocks (Basalt and Sedimentary Stones)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) and Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Garnet (likely Almandine or a blend)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X can be Ca, Mg, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Y can be Al, Fe3+, Cr3+. Given the dark, somewhat reddish-brown appearance in the image, it's likely Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) or a mix with other iron-rich garnets.
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
River Stone (Basalt or fine-grained Schist)
Mafic Igneous Rock / Volcanic Basalt
Vesicular Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (with vesicles)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt River Stones
Aphantic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Basalt (Beach Pebble)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt (Weathered)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic composition)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt Beach Pebble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
River Stone (Basalt)
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
Cr-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Porphyritic Basalt (Chinese Flower Stone / Chrysanthemum Stone basalt variety)
Porphyritic Basalt containing Plagioclase Feldspar phenocrysts
Iolite-bearing Gneiss (Cordierite)
Cordierite (Mg2Al4Si5O18) in Gneiss matrix
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%-97%)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist or Epidosite
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate mineral mix including Lazurite, Pyrite, and Calcite)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope-Omphacite rock)
Basalt (with possible fine-grained mineralization)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt River Stone
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granite River Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt with Plagioclase Feldspar
Basalt (mafic extrusive igneous rock) with plagioclase feldspar phenocrysts
Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartzite (Tumbled)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (specifically Milky Quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily consisting of muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)