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Rock Salt

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Halite

Dolomite

Gypsum

Coal

Claystone

Particolored Tourmaline

Serpentinite

Carbonatite

Skarn

Schist

Rounded weathered stone, likely quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartzite (Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich clastic rock with iron-oxide staining) — sedimentary

Rounded weathered stone, likely quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartzite

Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich clastic rock with iron-oxide staining

Fossil Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes dentition (Fossilized Tooth)) — fossil

Fossil Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes dentition (Fossilized Tooth)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (mostly Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (mostly Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (mostly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (mostly SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble) (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Yellow Quartzite (River Cobble)

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Quartz (River Pebble) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)

Quartz with Chlorite or Hornblende inclusions (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate or amphibole inclusions) — metamorphic

Quartz with Chlorite or Hornblende inclusions

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate or amphibole inclusions

Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite (Fine-grained volcanic rock, probably basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires testing) — igneous

Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite

Fine-grained volcanic rock, probably basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires testing

Basalt (Vesicular) (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt (Vesicular)

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock)

Biotite on Quartz (Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Biotite on Quartz

Biotite Mica (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Biotite on Quartz (Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Biotite on Quartz

Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) and Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz with Mafic Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host igneous matrix) — igneous

Quartz with Mafic Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host igneous matrix

Weathered sandstone fragment (Quartz-rich sandstone, likely iron-oxide-stained litharenite) — sedimentary

Weathered sandstone fragment

Quartz-rich sandstone, likely iron-oxide-stained litharenite

Quartzite (River Pebble) (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (River Pebble)

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Sand / Sandstone grains (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Sand / Sandstone grains

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar (K,Na)AlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions (Fe2O3)

Biotite (Mica) (Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Biotite (Mica)

Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Iron-rich weathered rock, likely limonite-bearing basalt or ironstone (Fine-grained mafic rock with iron oxides/hydroxides; probable basalt altered to limonite/goethite) — igneous

Iron-rich weathered rock, likely limonite-bearing basalt or ironstone

Fine-grained mafic rock with iron oxides/hydroxides; probable basalt altered to limonite/goethite

Crinoid fossil in limestone (Crinoidea fossil, commonly preserved in bioclastic calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)) — fossil

Crinoid fossil in limestone

Crinoidea fossil, commonly preserved in bioclastic calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment) (Arkose (rich in feldspar)) — sedimentary

Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)

Arkose (rich in feldspar)

Dark rounded pebble (Likely basalt or another fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image) — igneous

Dark rounded pebble

Likely basalt or another fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)

Basalt (Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Rounded pebble, likely quartzite (Quartzite (predominantly recrystallized quartz, SiO₂)) — metamorphic

Rounded pebble, likely quartzite

Quartzite (predominantly recrystallized quartz, SiO₂)

Quartzite River Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite River Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Cloudy Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Cloudy Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granite (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock, consisting primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — Igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock, consisting primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Granite (River-worn pebble) (Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 + Al2O3)) — igneous

Granite (River-worn pebble)

Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 + Al2O3)

Natural Pearl (Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3) — mineral

Natural Pearl

Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3

Golden Healer Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite inclusions) — mineral

Golden Healer Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with limonite/hematite inclusions

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble (Granite, primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss) — igneous

Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble

Granite, primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly weakly foliated gneiss