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Rock Gypsum

Rock Gypsum

Rock Salt

Rock Salt

Coral Rock

Coral Rock

Asphalt Rock

Asphalt Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Calc-Silicate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Talc-carbonate Rock

Cataclasite

Cataclasite

Anorthosite

Anorthosite

Gondite

Gondite

Peridotite

Peridotite

Epidosite

Epidosite

Phosphorite

Phosphorite

Diabase (Dolerite) Cobble (Diabase / Dolerite) — igneous

Diabase (Dolerite) Cobble

Diabase / Dolerite

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement) (Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)

Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Piddock-bored Mudstone (Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings) — sedimentary

Piddock-bored Mudstone

Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings

Quartz Vein in Granite (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Granitic Matrix) — mineral/igneous

Quartz Vein in Granite

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Granitic Matrix

mineral/igneous

Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Basalt (River Pebble) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (River Pebble)

Basalt

Dalmatian Jasper (Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite inclusions) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Peralkaline rhyolite with arfvedsonite inclusions

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Basalt with Quartz Vein (Basalt containing a microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) intrusion) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Vein

Basalt containing a microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) intrusion

Snowflake Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 (Pyroxene) and (Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Si)2O6 (Pyroxene) and (Ca,Na)Al(Al,Si)Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt

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

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Indigo Gabbro (Gabbro (Alkali Gabbro)) — igneous

Indigo Gabbro

Gabbro (Alkali Gabbro)

Basalt (Weathered Pebble) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene) — igneous

Basalt (Weathered Pebble)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene

Unakite Gneiss (Metasomatic Granitoid (variety Unakite)) — metamorphic

Unakite Gneiss

Metasomatic Granitoid (variety Unakite)

Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Druze (Crystalline Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt

Quartzite (Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Basalt (Basalt (Igneous Volcanic)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Igneous Volcanic)

Basalt (Crushed Stone) (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt (Crushed Stone)

Basalt

Quartzite Pebbler (Quartzite (mainly SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebbler

Quartzite (mainly SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite (Metasomatized Granodiorite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Metasomatized Granodiorite)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Limonite stained Sandstone (Sedimentary rock with Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite stained Sandstone

Sedimentary rock with Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Agate (Lace Agate Geode Slice)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase Feldspar and Pyroxene)

Quartzite (SiO2 (Metamorphosed Sandstone)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

SiO2 (Metamorphosed Sandstone)

Basalt (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Sandstone (Ferruginous) (Arenite with Iron Oxide staining (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite with Iron Oxide staining (Fe2O3)