Bauxite
Bauxite (principal ore of aluminum, primarily Al(OH)3)
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Bauxite
Bauxite (principal ore of aluminum, primarily Al(OH)3)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of clay minerals or micas)
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions
Biotite-bearing gneiss (probable)
Foliated metamorphic rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and dark biotite/amphibole
Porphyry (specifically Porphyritic Rhyolite or Andesite)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock (composed of Phenocrysts in an Aphanitic groundmass)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Red-and-gray granitic gneiss
Gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica with iron-oxide staining
Ventifact
Eolian Ventifact (often composed of basalt, chert, or quartzite)
Weathered dark volcanic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Black slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals, chlorite, and quartz
Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)
Gneiss (specifically a banded variety, likely a orthogneiss or paragneiss depending on parent rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8) and Quartz (SiO2)
Mica-rich schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Marble
Metamorphic rock composed of Recrystallized Carbonate Minerals (chiefly CaCO3)
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite composed chiefly of quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite or other mica inclusions
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)
Epidotized Metasomatite
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly composed of Quartz, Illite, Chlorite)
River Cobble (Gneiss/Migmatite)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Feldspar Diorite/Rhyolite
Likely banded gneiss
Gneiss, a foliated metamorphic rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Fossiliferous Concretion
Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids
Chert (Jasper-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group: Chrysotile, Lizardite, and Antigorite)
Gravel and Pebbles
Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediment
Quartz (specifically Milky/Gray Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished unakite
Unakite; altered granite composed mainly of epidote, pink potassium feldspar, and quartz
Granite with Pyrite or Mica
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Dalmatian Stone and Lapis Lazuli
Dalmatian Stone (peralkaline rock) with Lapis Lazuli (metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Lizardite, Chrysotile, Antigorite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)