Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
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Red Sandstone
Sandstone (principally Quartz with Iron Oxide coating)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite (Yellow/Tan)
Metamorphic Rock composed of Quartz (SiO₂)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of clay minerals or micas)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily composed of SiO O₂)
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Soapstone
Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Greenstone (Greenschist facies)
Greenschist (composed primarily of Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Wishing Stone with Quartz Veins
Quartzite or Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Igneous Rock
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·nH2O)
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
Basalt
Basalt (primarily composed of Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Laterite
Laterite (no specific mineral formula as it's a rock type)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Silica, SiO2)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Greenstone (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Amygdaloidal Basalt (frequently composed of Plagioclase Feldspar, Pyroxene, and Olivine with Chlorite inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)
Basalt
Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene minerals)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Eclogite
Eclogite (composed primarily of Omphacite and Pyrope Garnet)
Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)