Red Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
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Red Granite
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Pink granite
Coarse-grained granitic rock, chiefly orthoclase microcline feldspar, quartz, and dark biotite/amphibole
Gabbro (Water-worn pebble)
Gabbro
Pegmatite with Lepidolite and Feldspar
Pegmatite (containing K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 and KAlSi3O8)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and mica, likely muscovite/biotite, with possible feldspar
Diorite (River Rock/Cobble)
Intermediate Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Pink and Green Tourmaline (Tumbled)
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Polished quartz-rich feldspar rock, possibly orbicular granite
Granite or granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark biotite/amphibole
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Lunar Meteorite
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)
Quartz and Mixed Sedimentary Rocks
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixed with various clastic sedimentary lithologies
Yellow Chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Black granite (likely polished gabbro or diabase)
Granitoid rock dominated by feldspar, quartz, and dark mafic minerals; exact identification requires testing
Sodalite and Calcite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodalite) and CaCO3 (Calcite)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Granite Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Conglomerate (pebble-to-cobble gravel)
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-supported conglomerate in a sandy or silty matrix
Granite Pebble
Granite
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Mixed River Stones and Agates
Mixed Silicates and Ironstones (primarily SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Mixed Crushed Stone
Aggregate (varied mineral composition)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Jasper (Green Jasper/Heliotropic Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone (lithic wake/graywacke variety)
Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Gray granite or granitic gneiss gravel
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification is uncertain from the photograph)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock containing plagioclase, quartz, and K-feldspar)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Polished granite cobble
Granite, typically quartz–feldspar–biotite granite
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Granodiorite
Phaneritic-textured Intrusive Granodiorite
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite