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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

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

Red Granite

Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)

Limestone (Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone

Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)

Basalt River Pebble (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt River Pebble

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (mainly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (mainly Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)) — sedimentary

Graywacke

Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)

Glauconite (Greensand) (Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)) — sedimentary

Glauconite (Greensand)

Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

River Pebble (Basalt or fine-grained Quartzite) (Fine-grained Mafic Rock (Volcanic Basalt)) — igneous

River Pebble (Basalt or fine-grained Quartzite)

Fine-grained Mafic Rock (Volcanic Basalt)

Tiger Iron (Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Tiger's Eye)) — metamorphic

Tiger Iron

Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Tiger's Eye)

Pumice (Pumice (a frothy volcanic glass)) — igneous

Pumice

Pumice (a frothy volcanic glass)

Granite River Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Granite River Pebble

Granite

Mica Schist with Garnet (Garnet-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist with Garnet

Garnet-Mica Schist

Unakite (Unakite (metasomatized granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (metasomatized granite)

Serpentine (Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Green Quartzite (River Stone) (Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)) — metamorphic

Green Quartzite (River Stone)

Metamorphic Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite or Chlorite)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Serpentine (Serpentinite) (Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series) (Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3) — mineral

Garnet (Almandine/Pyrope series)

Garnet Group - X3Y2(SiO4)3

Unakite (Epidotized Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Granite Pebble (Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Hornblende)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Biotite/Hornblende)

Thunderegg (Agate-filled Rhyolitic Nodule (SiO2)) — mineral

Thunderegg

Agate-filled Rhyolitic Nodule (SiO2)

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone) (Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)

Sandstone (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide impurities)

Serpentine (Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4) — metamorphic

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint) with Limestone Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Chert Breccia (Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert Breccia

Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)

Unakite (Unakite-Epidote Granite) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite-Epidote Granite

Granodiorite (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Limestone (CaCO3)

Porphyritic Basalt (Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts) — igneous

Porphyritic Basalt

Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts

Quartzite (Quartzite (primarily SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Quartzite (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Granodiorite (Granodiorite) — igneous

Granodiorite

Granodiorite

Unakite (Unakite (Epidotized Granite)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Epidotized Granite)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist

Unakite (Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Unakite

Unakite (Episyenite composition: Feldspar, Epidote, and Quartz)