Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
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Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatitic Granite
Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Basalt with vesicular texture
Likely weathered iron-rich breccia or jasper
Silicified iron-oxide breccia; exact identification requires testing
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Unidentified brown mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, feldspar, or weathered limonite
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (SiO2 complex)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Gabbro or Diorite with Quartz/Epidote Vein
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Plutonic)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Weathered granite fragment
Granite, primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Painted Rock / Geode Specimen
Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment coating
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Hag Stone
Perforated sedimentary rock (typically sandstone or limestone)
Glacial Cobble with Granite Inclusion
Porphyritic Basalt or Andesite containing Granitic Xenolith
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Hydrothermal Veined)
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Banded Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide banding)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale
Shale (Fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Desert Rose
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock)
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Red Sandstone (with possible iron oxide staining)
Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Hematite/Goethite cement)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone (Banded Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium Aluminum Silicate), Formula: (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Sandstone (with Limonite staining)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)