Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
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Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)
Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Basalt with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Hydrothermal Veined)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Detrital Sedimentary Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite with hematite and iron-bearing silicates; exact identification requires testing
Rough turquoise-bearing rock (probable turquoise matrix)
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, likely in a host-rock matrix
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely quartz vein material, predominantly quartz (SiO₂); identification is tentative from the image
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 quartz grains)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt
Small gray rock fragment
Undetermined; likely a common silicate-rich stone or concrete/road aggregate fragment
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Sandstone with Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2)
Porrphyritic pink granite (weathered)
Granite, commonly composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Lichen-covered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly gneiss if foliation is confirmed
Rounded weathered pebble
Likely fine-grained sandstone, siltstone, or weathered volcanic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Banded gneiss (likely biotite-bearing)
Gneiss; quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage, with possible iron-oxide staining
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Veined Grey Metamorphic Pebble
Quartzo-feldspathic vein in Metabasalt / Serpentinite / Slate
Honey calcite (likely rough cleavage fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Rock
Quartz-veined Schist or Gneiss
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter; exact rank cannot be confirmed from the image
Dalmatian jasper (often sold as Dalmatian stone)
Porphyritic alkali feldspar–quartz syenite, commonly with black arfvedsonite/aegirine-group amphibole inclusions
Quartz with Schist Inclusion
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Schist
Greenstone (likely metamorphosed mafic rock)
Probable chlorite–actinolite–epidote-rich metabasalt; exact identification requires testing
Greywacke (River Pebble with Quartz Veins)
Greywacke (Indurated Sandstone); Veins: SiO2 (Quartz)
Polished greenstone pebble
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich greenschist
Druzy Quartz on Chalcedony Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone, likely altered basalt (possibly serpentinite)
Metabasalt/greenschist; commonly chlorite–actinolite–epidote ± serpentine
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Weathered quartz-bearing rock
Quartz-rich vein material; likely quartz with iron oxides and feldspar, exact rock type uncertain
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or metasedimentary slate
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss (tentative), possibly containing iron-oxide veins
Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles
Sedimentary clastic rock
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Milky quartz, SiO₂, possibly quartzite or quartz-veined rock
Small polished or naturally worn stone, possibly quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate from the blurred image; likely quartz (SiO₂) or a pale feldspar-rich fragment
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snakeskin Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Agate (Common Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)