Basalt with Caliche
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock with Secondary Carbonate Crust
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Basalt with Caliche
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock with Secondary Carbonate Crust
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous volcanic silicate rock (SiO2) with Spherulite inclusions
Obsidian / Chert (Arrowhead Artifact)
Obsidian (volcanic glass, SiO2 with impurities)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acid Igneous Rock)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Soapstone (Talc-Schist)
Steatite (composed primarily of Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Mica Schist
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Glauconite (Sandstone or Shale)
Glauconite (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Mica Schist (with Muscovite)
Muscovite/Quartz Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Chert (with Manganese Oxide coating)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety) - Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Soapstone (Talc Schist)
Steatite
Coquina
Coquina Limestone
Schist
Mica Schist
Mica-rich Pegmatite
Pegmatite (rich in Muscovite and Biotite)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz-veined Siltstone/Greywacke
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Quartz Infill (SiO2 vein)
River Cobble with Algae Patina
Weathered Chert or Quartzite pebble (SiO2 dominated)
Muscovite Schist with Quartz
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with SiO2)
Fuchsite Gneiss (Green Quartzite)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Cr replacements)
Soapstone mushroom decorative carving
Steatite (Hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Dalmation Jasper (Dalmation Stone)
Perthitic feldspar-quartz-amphibole rock
Basalt Pebble
Basalt
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive mafic igneous rock
Basalt (with possible weathering)
Basalt
Limestone Cobble
Sedimentary Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Basalt Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Siltstone
Siltstone (primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)