River Pebble (Gabbro or Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
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River Pebble (Gabbro or Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Pyroxene and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite
Amygdaloidal Rhyolite (Felsic volcanic rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone with Quarzite clasts
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine (Green Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock with secondary mineral fillings)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Sandstone mix)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Shale
Fissile mudstone (rich in clay minerals and quartz)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Sandstone (Painted)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Fossilized Gastropod (Snail)
Class Gastropoda (internal mold or 'steinkern')
Milky Quartz (Crystal Cluster)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Quartz Variety
Red Quartzite / Metasandstone River Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with hematite inclusions)
River Cobble (Quartzite with Iron Staining)
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Fish Fossil in Limestone
Lycoptera (likely) in Micritic Limestone
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt with Lichen
Vesicular Basalt
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ / Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based metamorphosed sandstone
Beryl (likely Aquamarine) in matrix
Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Quartzite with Chert inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling (commonly Zeolite, Calcite, or Quartz)
Blue Lace Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)