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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

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)

Quartz Pebble with Jasper and Iron Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble with Jasper and Iron Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt with olivine (Porphyritic Basalt) (Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Basalt)) — igneous

Basalt with olivine (Porphyritic Basalt)

Mafic Igneous Volcanic Rock (Extrusive Basalt)

Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Shale fragment (Shale (Laminated Mudstone)) — sedimentary

Shale fragment

Shale (Laminated Mudstone)

Granite / Diorite (Granitic Pebble) (Intrusive Felsic/Intermediate Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite / Diorite (Granitic Pebble)

Intrusive Felsic/Intermediate Igneous Rock

Basalt with Olivine (Peridot) (Basalt containing (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) — igneous

Basalt with Olivine (Peridot)

Basalt containing (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

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

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Altered Host Rock

Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment (Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth) — fossil

Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment

Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein) (Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)) — metamorphic

Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)

Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)

Hematite (Concretion) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (Concretion)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Granite Pebble

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)

Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)

Sandstone (Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)

Sandstone (Pebble) (Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Pebble)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

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)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz Geode/Vug in Host Rock (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in various host rocks) — mineral

Quartz Geode/Vug in Host Rock

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in various host rocks

Dyed Agate / Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye) — mineral

Dyed Agate / Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye

Bloodstone (Heliotrope) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)) — mineral

Bloodstone (Heliotrope)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe-rich)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe-rich)

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant) (Arenite (SiO2 primarily)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Yellow/Siltstone variant)

Arenite (SiO2 primarily)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)

Limonite Concretion (Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

Goethite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH))

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

Red Sandstone (Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)

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

Sandstone

Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)

Quartz geode (Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode) — mineral

Quartz geode

Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode

Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble (Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende) — igneous

Rounded granite or granitic gneiss cobble

Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende

Slate (Slate (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Slate

Slate (Metamorphic Rock)

Yellow Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Goethite inclusions

Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)

River Pebble (Siliceous rock fragment) — sedimentary

River Pebble

Siliceous rock fragment

Porphyry (Rhyolite / Andesite Porphyry Pebble) (Porphyritic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Porphyry (Rhyolite / Andesite Porphyry Pebble)

Porphyritic Igneous Rock