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Sandstone
Arenite
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Pea Gravel / River Gravel
Unconsolidated Clastic Sedimentary Aggregate
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Pale blue-gray quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Quartz, SiO₂, possibly chalcedony or a weathered metamorphic fragment
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (consisting mainly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Shale (possibly Carbonaceous or Oil Shale)
Laminated Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Chert (Field Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Chalcedony)
Quartz / Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Boulder Opal
Precious Opal in Ironstone (Amorphous Hydrated Silica, SiO2·nH2O)
Sandstone Pebble
Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite-bearing granite or gneiss
Felsic granitoid; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Sandstone
Arenite
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert / Chalcedony Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled dark stone, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine or iron oxides
Smoky Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed of clay-sized particles and detrital grains)
River Pebble (Granite / Sandstone Cobble)
Stream-rounded Rock Pebble
Pumice
Pumice (a vesicular volcanic glass)
River Rock (Sandstone or Quartzite)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartzite
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Sandstone (principally SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Amethyst (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Shale
Argillaceous Sedimentary Rock
Shale (sub-type: Carbonaceous Shale)
Lutaceous Sedimentary Rock
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 primary)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (primarily Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Epidotite (Unakite-related)
Epidote-rich rock
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)