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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

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Basalt with Quartz Infill (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Infill

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Volcanic Rock)

Quartz Boulder (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Boulder

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

White Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Banded Agate (Agate (Microcrystalline Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)) — mineral

Banded Agate

Agate (Microcrystalline Chalcedony/Quartz, SiO2)

Amethyst (Geode/Cluster) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Amethyst (Geode/Cluster)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Diamond (Cut Specimen) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut Specimen)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Smoky Quartz with Chert (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Smoky Quartz with Chert

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Dyed Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Quartz (Milky/Yellowish variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Milky/Yellowish variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Agate Geode (Dyed) (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Agate Geode (Dyed)

Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sandstone (Greywacke)

Arenite / Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)) — sedimentary

Graywacke

Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock) (Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)

Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone

Serpentine pendant (Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) — metamorphic

Serpentine pendant

Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Polished porphyritic basalt (likely) (Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; visible inclusions may be olivine, feldspar, or vesicle infillings) — igneous

Polished porphyritic basalt (likely)

Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; visible inclusions may be olivine, feldspar, or vesicle infillings

Unakite (Altered granite (Epidote, Orthoclase Feldspar, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Altered granite (Epidote, Orthoclase Feldspar, and Quartz)

Biotite Schist (Biotite Schist (Metamorphic Rock featuring K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Schist (Metamorphic Rock featuring K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Brown Marble (Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Brown Marble

Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)

Chert with Quartz Vein (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Vein

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chert with Quartz Vein (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Macrocrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert with Quartz Vein

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Macrocrystalline Quartz

Obsidian (Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass)

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Hydrothermal Veining) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Hydrothermal Veining

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt with Amygdules (Amygdaloidal Basalt) — igneous

Basalt with Amygdules

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Sandstone (Clastic sedimentary rock (Arenite)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock (Arenite)

Emerald in Matrix (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Emerald in Matrix

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

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

Amethyst Geode

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)) — igneous

Dalmatian Stone

Dalmatian Stone (formerly called Dalmatian Jasper)

Greenstone with Magnetite Veins (Metabasalt (Greenstone)) — metamorphic

Greenstone with Magnetite Veins

Metabasalt (Greenstone)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

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

Milky Quartz / Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sandstone Pebble

Sandstone (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)

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

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)

Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)