Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
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Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular Rhyolite/Andesite)
Shale
Shale (Lutite)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)
Pink Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with minor iron oxide impurities)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sandstone Cobble
Clastic Sedimentary (Sandstone)
Chert / Chalcedony (likely carnelian or flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
Mexican Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Siliclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Basalt
Mafic extrusive volcanic rock (composed primarily of Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene)
Porphyry
Porphyritic Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate rock
Milky Quartz with Country Rock contact
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in contact with Metamorphic/Igneous rock
Shale
Argillaceous Rock
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz Variety
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt with vesicular texture
Yellow Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Peridotite (Pyroxenite/Serpentinized Dunite)
Ultramafic Rock (consisting primarily of Olivine and Pyroxene)
Gneiss
High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)
Puddingstone (Gowganda Tillite/Jasper Conglomerate)
Jasper Conglomerate (SiO2 primary composition)
Sandstone (specifically Banded Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone or Limestone
Arenite or Calcareous Sedimentary Rock
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
Glacial Cobble (likely Granitic or Gneissic)
Granite/Gneiss Glacial Erratic
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) within a Chalcedony and Limonite shell
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Limonite (after Pyrite Pseudomorph)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Limestone (specifically Travertine or Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crushed Stone (Basalt/Gabbro)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Massive Quartz with Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Agate Geode with Quartz Druzy
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities