Light-colored granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; typically quartz + feldspar + mica (variable composition)
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Light-colored granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; typically quartz + feldspar + mica (variable composition)
Basalt (Amygdaloidal)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Granite Cobble / Gneiss (River Rock)
Granitic Gneiss / Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Basalt (Igneous Volcanic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Felsic to Mafic Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Pebble (with Feldspar/Mica)
Granitic Quartz / SiO2 with KAlSi3O8
Dalmatian jasper (likely orbicular rhyolite)
Silica-rich rhyolite, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; typically quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite inclusions
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Basalt
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite
Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Schist
Metamorphic Rock (Schist)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Diorite
Intermediate intrusive igneous rock
Granite / Pegmatite Pebble
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished dark-and-light speckled stone, likely gabbro or diorite
Likely gabbro or diorite; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (with plagioclase or k-feldspar phenocrysts)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (River Cobble)
Intermediate phaneritic igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartz-rich pebble
Mostly quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartzite or vein-quartz fragment
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with Secondary Mineral Infillings
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8)
Basalt (or similar Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Granite Pebble (Pegmatitic Quartz-Feldspar River Rock)
Granite / Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Aggregate
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within metamorphic/igneous matrix
River Pebble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Metamorphic rock aggregate
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly granite or pegmatite
Quartz (SiO₂) with probable feldspar and minor mica/iron-oxide inclusions