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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

Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral impurities) — sedimentary

Brecciated Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral impurities

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or similar)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite or similar)

Granite Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite

Basalt or Slag (Extrusive Igneous Rock / Industrial Slag) — igneous

Basalt or Slag

Extrusive Igneous Rock / Industrial Slag

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (SiO2 enriched metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (SiO2 enriched metamorphic rock)

Foliated Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Foliated Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Diorite (River Pebble) (Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Diorite (River Pebble)

Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone Pebble (Arenite (SiO2 with minor mineral cements)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebble

Arenite (SiO2 with minor mineral cements)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Granite (Granite (compositional mixture of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (compositional mixture of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining (Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining

Arenite with Limonite/Hematite alteration

Red Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cementing agent)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) inclusions

Brown Sandstone (Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)) — sedimentary

Brown Sandstone

Arenite (primarily Quartz and Feldspar, with Iron Oxide cement)

Weathered basaltic rock (probable basalt) (Basalt; fine-grained mafic silicate rock, commonly plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine) — igneous

Weathered basaltic rock (probable basalt)

Basalt; fine-grained mafic silicate rock, commonly plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine

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

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil) — fossil

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil

Travertine / Tufa (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine / Tufa

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Quartzose) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Dark mafic igneous rock, likely basalt or gabbro (Basalt–gabbroic rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine) — igneous

Dark mafic igneous rock, likely basalt or gabbro

Basalt–gabbroic rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite / Chlorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)]

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sandstone (SiO2 dominant, with minor feldspar and clay minerals)

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

Sandstone Pebble

Sedimentary Rock (Quartzose Sandstone)

Quartz with Mica (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (Mica)) — mineral

Quartz with Mica

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates (Mica)

Dalmatian Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz with Arfvedsonite and Tourmaline inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Microcrystalline Quartz with Arfvedsonite and Tourmaline inclusions

Banded Agate (Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Concrete (Anthropogenic Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Concrete

Anthropogenic Conglomerate

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)