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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

Sandstone (likely Greywacke variant) (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone (likely Greywacke variant)

Arenite

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 (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (composed mainly of SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone) (Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Yellow/Tan Sandstone)

Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sedimentary Sandstone (Sandstone Slab)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose)

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Fe2O3 staining)

Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide matrix

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite) (Sandstone (dominated by SiO2 quartz grains)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartz Arenite)

Sandstone (dominated by SiO2 quartz grains)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (foliated metamorphic rock)

Gneiss

Gneiss (Cobble) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Cobble)

Gneiss

Basalt (with possible quartz/calcite inclusion) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock) — igneous

Basalt (with possible quartz/calcite inclusion)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock

Granite Pebble (Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)

Blue Apatite (Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

Jasper and Quartz Breccia (Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide) — sedimentary

Jasper and Quartz Breccia

Silicified Breccia / Microcrystalline Quartz with Iron Oxide

Granite (Granite) — igneous

Granite

Granite

Druzy Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Druzy Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely basalt with a pale mineral-filled vesicle (Vesicular basalt, probably containing calcite or zeolite (uncertain from image)) — igneous

Likely basalt with a pale mineral-filled vesicle

Vesicular basalt, probably containing calcite or zeolite (uncertain from image)

Turquoise in Matrix (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

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

Slate (Slate (Metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Metamorphic rock)

Granite (Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Sandstone (with Iron Siderite Concretion) (Arenite with Ironstone Concretion (FeCO3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Siderite Concretion)

Arenite with Ironstone Concretion (FeCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Sandstone (specifically Picture Sandstone or Wonderstone) (Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (specifically Picture Sandstone or Wonderstone)

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphism)

Gneiss (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Schist (Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)) — metamorphic

Schist

Crystalline Metamorphic Rock (Schistose)

Diorite (Spotted) (Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)) — igneous

Diorite (Spotted)

Diorite (Intrusive igneous rock)

Banded Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Banded Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Granodiorite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granodiorite

Intrusive Igneous Rock