Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
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Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Sandstone Pebbles
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony
Gneiss
Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Garnetiferous Quartzite (Garnet Gneiss Pebble)
Garnet-bearing Quartzite or Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Red Shale
Lutite (primarily composed of Hydrous Aluminum Silicates with Hematite staining)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Marble
Recrystallized Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Ruby in Zoisite with Hornblende
Anyolite (Ruby: Al2O3, Zoisite: Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2: Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss (high-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (contains epidote, chlorite, and actinolite)
Quartz (specifically Citrine or Yellow Quartzite pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gastropod Steinkern (Internal Mold Fossil)
Gastropoda (Class); Internal mold or 'Steinkern' composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) or Sedimentary matrix
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Granite (specifically Pink or Red Granite)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Schist
Mica Schist
Granite
Granite
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3