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Claystone

Shale

Rock Salt

Rock Gypsum

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Albite

Potassium Feldspar

Potassium Feldspar

Halite

Dolomite

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate Pebble (Desert Agate / Chalcedony Nodule) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate Pebble (Desert Agate / Chalcedony Nodule)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Yellow Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Puddingstone style) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities) — mineral

Agate (Puddingstone style)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Lake Superior Agate (Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)) — mineral

Lake Superior Agate

Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)

Amethyst Quartz (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst Quartz

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely mica schist (Mica schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with biotite/muscovite mica and possible feldspar) — metamorphic

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely mica schist

Mica schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with biotite/muscovite mica and possible feldspar

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

Sandstone (Tafoni Weathered) (Arenite (part of the Sandstone family)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Tafoni Weathered)

Arenite (part of the Sandstone family)

Sandstone (Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)

Desert Rose (Gypsum (variety Selenite) or Barite, CaSO4·2H2O) — mineral

Desert Rose

Gypsum (variety Selenite) or Barite, CaSO4·2H2O

Eclogite (Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)) — metamorphic

Eclogite

Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)

Limonite (Ochreous Sandstone) (Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)qnH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ochreous Sandstone)

Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)qnH2O)

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2)) — igneous

Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2)

Boulder Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Boulder Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Basalt with Calcite Veins (Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)) — igneous

Basalt with Calcite Veins

Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)

Unidentifiable Rock Fragment — Uncertain

Unidentifiable Rock Fragment

Sandstone (Arenite (predominantly SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (predominantly SiO2)

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone) (Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)

Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral inclusions)

Basalt with Phenocrysts (Extrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Basalt with Phenocrysts

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Gneiss (Gneissic Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

Diorite (Porphyritic) / Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granodiorite / Diorite)) — igneous

Diorite (Porphyritic) / Granite

Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granodiorite / Diorite)

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock (Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock

Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)

Granitic Pegmatite (Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Muscovite mica) — igneous

Granitic Pegmatite

Pegmatite containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Muscovite mica

Druzzy Quartz on Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzzy Quartz on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)

Banded Agate (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony) — sedimentary

Banded Agate

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony

Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate) (Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))) — sedimentary

Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate)

Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))

Bauxite (Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (Al2O3·2H2O)

Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock) (Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))) — metamorphic

Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite Rich Rock)

Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))

Limonite with Opal infusion (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)) — mineral

Limonite with Opal infusion

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) / SiO2·nH2O (Opal)

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Foliated Metamorphic Rock

Pegmatite or Graphic Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Pegmatite or Graphic Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Porphyry (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry

Porphyritic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Shale / Mudstone (Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)) — sedimentary

Shale / Mudstone

Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)