Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Category
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Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-based Sandstone)
Biotite Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Quartz-veined metamorphic rock, likely greenschist or altered metavolcanic
Chlorite–actinolite–epidote-bearing metavolcanic rock with quartz veins; exact identification requires testing
Graphic Granite (Zebra Rock)
Pegmatitic Granite (composed of Quartz and K-Feldspar)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Metamorphic Rock (composed predominantly of SiO2)
Sandstone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich Pebble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composed primarily of quartz)
Bumblebee Jasper
Carbonate-rich volcanic sediment with arsenic and sulfur inclusions
Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe2O3 stained)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate)
Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary rock comprising sand-sized grains)
Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Red Granite Pebble
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Weathered River Rock (likely Chert or Basalt with algae)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with organic biofilm
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (Quartz Arenite)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasper/Agate)
Dalmatian Stone (commonly Dyed)
Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline igneous rock)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Granitic Rock)
Gneiss (composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, biotite, and/or hornblende)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)