Granite fragment
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
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Granite fragment
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Peridotite
Ultramafic intrusive igneous rock
Small weathered mineral/rock fragment
Unidentified; likely quartz-rich material, possibly quartzite or feldspar-bearing rock
Dalmatian Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz with Arfvedsonite and Tourmaline inclusions
Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Uncertain small stone; possibly weathered quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate from image; candidate materials include quartz-rich pebble or altered silicate rock
Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)
Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)
Greenstone pebble
Likely chlorite- and/or actinolite-bearing metamorphic rock; exact composition cannot be determined from the image.
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Hydrothermal Veined)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Likely magnetite-bearing rock
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly in a mafic host rock
Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with miscellaneous inclusions
Granite
Granite
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)
Graphic Granite (or Rapakivi-textured Granite)
Alkali feldspar granite
Blue-gray stone pebble (possibly slag or a weathered rock)
Unidentified fine-grained rock; composition cannot be determined from the image
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist, mainly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Small dark, speckled stone (likely granite or diorite)
Likely fine-grained granitoid; exact identification is uncertain from the small, blurry view
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock with Secondary Mineral Fillings
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Mafic Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein in volcanic/mafic matrix
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Granite
Granite Pebble
Granite
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Unidentified small mineral fragments
Likely quartz- or feldspar-rich material; species cannot be determined reliably from the image
Granite Pebble
Granitoid (Plagioclase, Alkali feldspar, Quartz, Biotite/Amphibole)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry with Arfvedsonite
Small tumbled pebble (likely quartz or feldspar)
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂) or feldspar
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Quartz / Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2 with trace impurities)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Blue-gray quartz-rich rock, possibly blue aventurine or sodalite-bearing stone
Probable quartz–feldspar aggregate; exact identification requires testing
Iron-rich breccia or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-bearing limonite, possibly with quartz and altered rock fragments
Granite Pebble
Intrusive igneous rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock