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Not A Rock (Man Made Polymer)

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Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Rock Salt

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Opalite

Map Jasper

Goldstone

Anorthosite

Gondite

Dunite

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble (Sedimentary rock with skeletal fragments (e.g., Paleozoic crinoid/brachiopod fossils)) — fossil

Fossiliferous Sandstone / Quartzite Pebble

Sedimentary rock with skeletal fragments (e.g., Paleozoic crinoid/brachiopod fossils)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based typically)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based typically)

Granite Pebble (Granite (composition of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite (composition of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)

Note: No specimen visible — N/A

Note: No specimen visible

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

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Basalt with Quartz Veins (Basalt (complex silicate) with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Veins

Basalt (complex silicate) with Quartz (SiO2) intrusions

River Rock (Basalt or Sandstone) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock or Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock) — igneous or sedimentary

River Rock (Basalt or Sandstone)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock or Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock

igneous or sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone) (Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Slate/Sandstone)

Asphaltum / Bituminous Rock

Cockle Shell Fossil (Cardiidae family (Bivalvia)) — fossil

Cockle Shell Fossil

Cardiidae family (Bivalvia)

Cannonball Concretion (Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion) — sedimentary

Cannonball Concretion

Calcite-cemented Sandstone Concretion

Fossil Brachiopod or Mollusk Cast (Phylum Brachiopoda / Mollusca internal mold) — fossil

Fossil Brachiopod or Mollusk Cast

Phylum Brachiopoda / Mollusca internal mold

Sandstone Pebble (Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Seashell Fossil (Gastropoda fossil) — fossil

Seashell Fossil

Gastropoda fossil

Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive igneous rock

Basalt Pebble (Extrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Extrusive igneous rock

Vesicular Basalt (River Rock) (Afanitic Vesicular Basalt) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (River Rock)

Afanitic Vesicular Basalt

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Leopard jasper (orbicular jasper) (Silicified volcanic rock, chiefly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide inclusions) — metamorphic

Leopard jasper (orbicular jasper)

Silicified volcanic rock, chiefly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide inclusions

Quartzite (Iron-stained) (Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — metamorphic

Quartzite (Iron-stained)

Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert Breccia (Yellow Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Chert) — sedimentary

Chert Breccia (Yellow Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Brecciated Chert

Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite (Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)) — sedimentary

Bauxite / Iron-rich Laterite

Laterite (principally Al(OH)3, Fe2O3, and SiO2)

Quartz-veined Limestone (Sedimentary limestone with hydrothermal quartz/calcite veins (CaCO3 / SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz-veined Limestone

Sedimentary limestone with hydrothermal quartz/calcite veins (CaCO3 / SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert Geode or Nodule (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Geode or Nodule

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz Geode (Oco or Moroccan variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Red Siltstone (or Red Shale) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Siltstone (or Red Shale)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Composition: primarily Quartz, Clay minerals, and Hematite Fe2O3)

Tumbled red jasper (Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides) — mineral

Tumbled red jasper

Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides

Granite Pebble (Granitoid (Plagioclase, Alkali feldspar, Quartz, Biotite/Amphibole)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granitoid (Plagioclase, Alkali feldspar, Quartz, Biotite/Amphibole)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Pink Granite Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Pink Granite Pebble

Granite

Granite Boulder (Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite Boulder

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variant) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (lithic/greywacke variant)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with rock fragments)

Pumice (Pumice) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock