Dragon Blood Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony) with Epidote and Piemontite
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Dragon Blood Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony) with Epidote and Piemontite
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Amphibolite
Amphibolite (rich in amphibole and plagioclase feldspar)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Gossan with Copper Carbonate (Chrysocolla/Malachite)
Ferruginous Oxide (Gossan) with Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Weathered iron-rich rock (probable laterite or limonite-bearing stone)
Goethite–limonite mixture, commonly written FeO(OH)·nH₂O, with possible quartz and clay minerals
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Ferric Oxides mixed with Goethite)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Limonite with Quartz
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Tumbled azurite–malachite or blue jasper (tentative)
Likely azurite-bearing copper mineral aggregate; composition commonly Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ with associated malachite Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Tumbled gray stone, likely serpentinite or weathered basalt
Tentatively serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals); identification is uncertain from the photograph
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Gabbro
Gabbro (composed mainly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone cobble
Ferruginous sandstone/ironstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides and hydroxides
Dark mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Jasper and Greenstone Pebble
Siliceous rock / Metamorphic pebble
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Probable weathered basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase ± pyroxene, amphibole, and iron oxides
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Weathered porphyritic volcanic rock
Likely andesite or dacite, with feldspar phenocrysts in a fine-grained groundmass
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with minor Fe2O3)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Charoite
Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O10(OH,F)·nH2O)
Hypersthene
Enstatite (Hypersthene variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3