Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
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Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Red Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Hematite/Goethite)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Red Sandstone (Old Red Sandstone)
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Sandstone (Principally SiO2)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed mostly of SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock, primarily composed of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, and chlorite)
Crushed Stone / Gravel (Multiple Rock Types)
Lithic fragments (undifferentiated)
Greenstone or Epidote-rich Metamorphic Rock
Chlorite/Epidote Schist or Greenstone
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Quartz (SiO2) in metamorphic host rock (likely schist or phyllite)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Assorted Decorative Tumbled Stones (Quartz, Sodalite, Aventurine, Calcite)
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (SiO2, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with primary clasts 0.0625 to 2 mm)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite-actinolite schist)
Greenstone
Greenschist (Greened Metabasalt)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Sandstone
Arenite
River Rock (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with various lithic fragments)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with cement)