Banded River Rock with Quartz Vein
Siltstone/Greywacke with Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
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Granite
Granite
igneous
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
River Pebble (Gneiss or Granite)
Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Granitic composition)
metamorphic
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
mineral
Stilbite
Stilbite-Ca (NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O)
mineral
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
igneous
Copper Ore (with Malachite and Azurite)
Hydroxide copper carbonate (Cu2CO3(OH)2 / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2)
mineral
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions
igneous
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble type)
Ferruginous Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
sedimentary
Dendritic Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Manganese or Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
sedimentary
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
mineral
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
sedimentary
Turquoise (possible Dyed Magnesite/Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Sandstone (specifically Lithic or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
sedimentary
Sandstone (Graywacke type)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
sedimentary
Pyrite on Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
mineral
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Red Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily Quartz SiO2 with Hematite Fe2O3 staining)
sedimentary
Gneissic Schist
Gneiss-schist (Metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
River/Stream Pebble
Clast / Detrital Grain / Rounded Sedimentary Particle (Compositionally variable, commonly Quartz, Feldspar, Chert, or other resistant rock fragments)
Mineral, specifically a rock fragment
Schist
Schist (various compositions)
metamorphic
Sodalite
Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
mineral
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silver Oxide (SiO2) in Calcareous Host
mineral
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
mineral
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Epidote inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate/sorosilicate inclusions
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Andesite Porphyry (Geological Drill Core)
Andesite Porphyry
igneous
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
sedimentary
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
mineral
Quartz-bearing Ore (likely Gold-bearing Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with potential sulfide mineralization (Pyrite/Arsenopyrite)
mineral/hydrothermal
Sandstone
Sandstone (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
sedimentary
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Silicate mineral (Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12; Pyrope: Mg3Al2Si3O12)
mineral