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Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Limestone

Glauconite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Peridot (Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)) — Mineral

Peridot

Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Banded Gneiss Pebble (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss Pebble

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Weathered granitic rock fragment (Granite, predominantly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage) — igneous

Weathered granitic rock fragment

Granite, predominantly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage

Granite Pebbles (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)) — igneous

Granite Pebbles

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8), and Mica)

Sandstone (Micaceous) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Mica)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Micaceous)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Mica)

Chert (Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate) (Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate) — sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)

Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate

sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)

Almandine Garnet (Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Almandine Garnet

Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Carnelian Agate / Iron-Stained Quartz (SiO2) — Mineral

Carnelian Agate / Iron-Stained Quartz

SiO2

Chert (Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite pebble (Metamorphic rock (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Metamorphic rock (mainly SiO2)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Basalt with Plagioclase Porphyry (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Porphyry

Porphyritic Basalt

Quartz with Sericite and Cinnabar (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with muscovite/sericite and mercury sulfide (HgS)) — mineral

Quartz with Sericite and Cinnabar

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with muscovite/sericite and mercury sulfide (HgS)

Unakite (Unakite (Altered Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Altered Granite)

Peridot (Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Peridot

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Jasper (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Quartz-Veined Basalt) (Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) vein) — igneous

Wishing Stone (Quartz-Veined Basalt)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) vein

Amethyst (Quartz) (Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst (Quartz)

Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)

Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar (Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) with associated minerals in a host rock) — Mineral/Metamorphic rock

Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar

Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) with associated minerals in a host rock

Mineral/Metamorphic rock

Turquenite (Dyed Howlite) (Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)) — mineral

Turquenite (Dyed Howlite)

Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)

Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral/sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

mineral/sedimentary

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Sodalite (Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)) — mineral

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Quartz Crystal on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Crystal on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Jasper (Banded Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — sedimentary

Jasper (Banded Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; identification is uncertain from the photo) — mineral

Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; identification is uncertain from the photo

Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Iron-rich)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich)

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (with Rock Art) (Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Rock Art)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)