Granite (Dioritic variant)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
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Granite (Dioritic variant)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Hag Stone
Siltstone or Fine-grained Sandstone with boring (e.g., Lithophaga impact)
Liesegang Banded Sandstone (Concretion / Weathered Pebble)
Sandstone showing Liesegang rings / Weathering rind (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Brecciated Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Conglomerate (Asphaltic/Anthropogenic)
Clastic sedimentary rock / Bituminous mixture
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst Gemstone
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities)
River Stone (Quartzite/Basalt)
Variable; often Quartzite (SiO2) or Basaltic rock
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with Possible Iron Staining/Crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (typically SiO2 based)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Porphyritic Basalt or Spotted Pebble
Porphyritic volcanic rock with phenocrysts
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (lithic wake or graywacke)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily quartz and lithic fragments)
Beach Pebble / Agate-bearing Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Inclusion Minerals
Yellow Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Hag Stone (Adder Stone / Geode-bearing Pebble)
Sedimentary Rock with Cavity (often Quartzite, Limestone, or Sandstone)
Jasper pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Green Quartzite / Quartz Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock
River Pebble (Basalt or fine-grained Quartzite)
Fine-grained Mafic Rock (Volcanic Basalt)
Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)
Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3
Chalk
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pumice
Pumice (Felsic volcanic glass)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint/Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz Pebble (Feldspathic / Chert Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Hag Stone
Perforated sedimentary rock (typically flint, chert, or limestone)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
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Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal composition)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone Flagstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)