River Cobble (Quartzite with Iron Staining)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
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River Cobble (Quartzite with Iron Staining)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine-bearing Basalt / Scoria
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Cobble)
Gneiss
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Chalcedony mix)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock (often Schist or Basalt)
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Porphyritic Basalt
Amygdaloidal Porphyritic Basalt
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Quartzite
Quartzite (consisting primarily of SiO2)
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite variant)
Course-grained Metamorphic Rock (likely SiO2 dominant)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Basalt with Secondary Mineralization (Likely Zeolites or Calcite)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral inclusions (e.g., CaAl2Si3O10·3H2O for Scolecite)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Calcite in Matrix
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) on Sedimentary Host Rock
Orange Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist [K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2]
Pink Quartz (Inclusion-rich Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Iron Oxide / Hematite inclusions
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Clastic sedimentary rock (Sandstone with iron oxide rhythmic precipitation)
Muscovite Mica (in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Low-grade metamorphic carbonaceous rock
Unakite
Unakite (Metamorphosed granite)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
River Stone (River Pebble)
River Stone (Composition: primarily Quartzite, Chalcedony, and silicate minerals)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)