Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Category
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Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidote-Feldspar-Quartz Rock
Banded Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss (a high-grade metamorphic rock)
Desert Rose (Gypsum Variety)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (rich in Chlorite/Epidote)
Schist
Mica Schist (Group of medium-grade metamorphic rocks)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Composition typically contains Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 along with Quartz and Feldspar)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke (Chlorite-grade schistose rock)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Banded Gneiss
Foliated Gneiss
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Rock)
Quartzite / Sandstone / Chert Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)
Basalt with Vesicular Texture
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Mica Group Minerals
There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (specifically a variety enriched with blue-coloring minerals)
Bumblebee Jasper
Fossiliferous Volcanic Rock (composed of Calcium Carbonate, Manganese Oxides, and Arsenic Sulfides)
Schist (Biotite/Mica Schist)
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (rich in Phyllosilicates)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Polymetamorphic Granitic Gneiss)
Green Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chromium-rich mica/fuchsite impurities)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Flagstone (Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of quartz and feldspar)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock - Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Green Quartzite (Aventurine-like)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with chromium-rich mica or chlorite inclusions)
Specularite (Specular Hematite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily clay minerals and micas)
Mica Schist
Medium-grade regional metamorphic rock (composition varies)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.