Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
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Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Pietersite or Red Jasper (Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH))
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist (Rich in K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (with Blue Tiger's Eye / Hawk's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Moonstone
Adularia (Potassium Aluminum Silicate, KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
Quartz (likely Rose Quartz or Milky Quartz based on color)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende and Ruby (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Marble
Marbles are primarily composed of calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO3) or dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO3)2).
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 rich)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Gneiss (specifically a granitic gneiss cobble)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (composed of alternate layers of orthoclase and albite), (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Basalt
Mafic volcanic rock, primarily composed of Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine
Sandstone (specifically Flagstone)
Arenite (primarily composed of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with carbonaceous plant fragments)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)