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Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein) (Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)

Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)

Chalcedony (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

White Quartz (Tumbled) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz (Tumbled)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Stone (Basalt Porphyry) (Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

River Stone (Basalt Porphyry)

Porphyritic Basalt

Chalk (CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock) — Sedimentary

Chalk

CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock

Granite (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt Beach Pebble (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Beach Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Basalt (Beach Pebble) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — Igneous

Basalt (Beach Pebble)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt River Stone (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Stone

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt (Weathered) (Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic composition)) — igneous

Basalt (Weathered)

Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic composition)

Basalt (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Basalt Beach Pebble (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Beach Pebble

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

River Stone (Basalt) (Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

River Stone (Basalt)

Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)

Granite (Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock)

Basalt (Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (dominated by plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Basalt (Basalt (principally Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (principally Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Basalt with vesicles (Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with vesicles

Vesicular Basalt

Granite with Epidote (Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote) — Igneous

Granite with Epidote

Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Basalt (Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)

Quartzite Cobble (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Cobble

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Basalt (with possible iron oxide staining) (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt (with possible iron oxide staining)

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Basalt with Calcite Veins (Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions) — igneous

Basalt with Calcite Veins

Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock with CaCO3 inclusions

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Unakite (Epidote-Rich Granite) (Unakite (Granite consisting of Orthoclase, Quartz, and Epidote)) — metamorphic

Unakite (Epidote-Rich Granite)

Unakite (Granite consisting of Orthoclase, Quartz, and Epidote)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Granitic Pegmatite (Granite (with coarse-grained Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica components)) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Granite (with coarse-grained Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica components)

Granodiorite (Gneissic Pebble) (Granodiorite displaying minor foliation) — igneous/metamorphic

Granodiorite (Gneissic Pebble)

Granodiorite displaying minor foliation

igneous/metamorphic

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Basalt (tumbled/river-worn) (Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt (tumbled/river-worn)

Mafic volcanic rock (primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Basalt (River Stone) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Stone)

Basalt

Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist) (Garnet-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)

Garnet-Mica Schist

Basalt (Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — Igneous

Basalt

Basalt (composition of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Basalt with Plagioclase Microphenocrysts (Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Plagioclase Microphenocrysts

Amygdaloidal or Porphyritic Basalt

Basalt (River Stone) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Stone)

Basalt

Granite (Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic plutonic felsic rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)