Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
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Weathered granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite; primarily quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Dark-colored Igneous Rock (likely Basalt or Diabase)
Basalt (extrusive igneous) or Diabase (intrusive igneous)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Veined Pebble (Quartz/Calcite Veined Metamorphic/Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz / Calcite Veined Fault Breccia or Metamorphic Pebble
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
River Cobble (Weathered Granitoid)
Granodiorite / Quartz Diorite
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Slate
Hydrothermal quartz vein traversing mafic host rock
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Agate (specifically a Yellow/Honey Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Druzy (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone (Shale)
Banded Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Druzy Quartz on Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various iron-oxide inclusions
Hag Stone
Perforated sedimentary rock (typically sandstone or limestone)
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Gabbro or Diorite with Quartz/Epidote Vein
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Plutonic)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)
Educational Geologic Collection
Mixed Mineral and Rock Collection (Various compositions)
Veined Sandstone with Calcite Veins
Sedimentary sandstone with hydrothermal/mineral veins
N/A (This is a digital image of a bar graph)
Digital Data Visualization (Bar Chart)
Likely weathered iron-rich breccia or jasper
Silicified iron-oxide breccia; exact identification requires testing
Painted Rock / Geode Specimen
Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment coating
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Hydrothermal Veined)
Sandstone with Quartz Vein
Arenite with Crystalline Silica (SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt with vesicular texture
Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Glacial Cobble with Granite Inclusion
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite containing Granitic Xenolith
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock