Iron-stained Quartzite / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
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Iron-stained Quartzite / Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Granitic Quartz with Feldspar
Granite (composed primarily of SiO2 and KAlSi3O8)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Jasper)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of quartz and feldspar)
Sandstone (with potential trace fossils)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthorhombic amphiboles: Anthophyllite and Gedrite)
Sandstone (Stream-rounded Cobble)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2, Silica)
Quartzite with Chlorite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2) with phyllosilicates
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of actinolite, chlorite, and epidote)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (High Silica / Iron Oxide)
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Sandstone ((K, Na)(Fe3+, Al, Mg)2(Si, Al)4O10(OH)2)
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Mica Schist
Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Red Quartzite River Stone
Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic rock predominantly composed of Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)
Garnet-Mica Schist (X-Y)3Z2(SiO4)3
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone)
Quartz Mica Schist
Mica-Quartz Schist (Chemical: SiO2 + KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica)
Gneiss
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Sand and Gravel (Quartz-rich)
Unconsolidated fluvial/beach sediment (primarily Silica/SiO2)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke (Chlorite-grade schistose rock)
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Schist
Mica Schist
Hematite Nodular Iron Ore
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Epidosite
Epidosite (composed mainly of Epidote - {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Slate River Stone
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed of illite, chlorite, and quartz)
Quartzite with Schist Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2) with minor mica/chlorite schist