Amphibolite
Amphibolite
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Amphibolite
Amphibolite
Weathered granite
Granite, typically composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Yellow Quartzite (Onyx Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartzite
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins
Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Granite-like rock
Coarse-grained felsic intrusive rock, likely granite or granodiorite
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Pink quartzite pebble
Quartzite, composed predominantly of quartz (SiO₂)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Conglomeratic basalt (rounded volcanic breccia/pebble)
Basaltic conglomerate or polymict volcanic breccia; predominantly plagioclase–pyroxene basalt with lighter felsic or weathered clasts
Weathered quartzite pebble
Quartzite, composed predominantly of SiO₂ (quartz)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Agate Geode Slice with Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony with Quartz
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Biotite–muscovite schist, possibly quartz-mica schist
Polished jasper, likely ocean jasper or orbicular jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron-oxide inclusions
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Polished white quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz or quartzite
Starfish Fossil
Asteroidea fossil
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Blue Apatite
Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Quartz-rich rock fragment (likely quartzite)
Quartzite, composed chiefly of quartz (SiO₂)
Sandstone with Manganese Oxide Patina
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Diorite (Spotted or Dalmatian Stone effect)
Diorite (Intermediate Plutonic Rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-feldspathic Rock (Arfvedsonite-bearing)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Eclogite
Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Garnet)
Bauxite
Aluminum ore (mixture of gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Weathered gray sandstone or siltstone cobble
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz-rich sandstone/siltstone (diagnosis uncertain from image)
Quartz-rich rock (possibly quartzite)
Quartzite, composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Unakite
Granitic Unakite (Alteration rock composed of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and clear quartz)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment