River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)
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River Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of mixed silicate and carbonate minerals)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz with Hematite cement)
Schist
Schist (metamorphic rock)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of actinolite, chlorite, and epidote)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-oxide cement (composed of Quartz and Limonite/Hematite)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Sedimentary rock composed of mud/clay minerals)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Radiolarite
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Meta-quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Marble
Marbles are primarily composed of calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) or dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2).
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Basalt with Iron Oxidation
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock (composed of Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock composed of Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartzite (Beach Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)