Granite Pebble
Felsic Plutonic Rock
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Granite Pebble
Felsic Plutonic Rock
Coal (Bituminous)
Sedimentary carbonaceous rock
Basalt
Basaltic Mafic Rock
River Pebble (Greywacke or Siltstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock
Granite (Weathered)
Granitic intrusive rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Gabbro
Plutonic mafic rock
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (likely Siltstone or fine-grained Sandstone)
Sedimentary Rock (Clastic)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock
Basalt River Stone
Basaltic Igneous Rock
Siltstone or Mudstone
Argillaceous sedimentary rock
Peridotite
Peridotite (Ultramafic Rock)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Limonite cement (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Apatite
Apatite group mineral (e.g., Fluorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3F, Chlorapatite - Ca5(PO4)3Cl, Hydroxylapatite - Ca5(PO4)3(OH))
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Quartzite with Chlorite
Metamosphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 inclusions)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Basalt (Purple-tinted scoria/vesicular variety)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock (SiO2 range 45–52%)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with quartz grains)
Sandstone
Arenite
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, and Actinolite)
Rough Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Basalt (contains Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)
Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sapphire (Rough Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Sugar variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)