Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basaltic rock with hydrothermal SiO2 filling
Rounded gray river pebble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase, pyroxene, and possible olivine)
Garnet Schist
Mica Schist with Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (with Plagioclase phenocrysts)
Porphyritic Basalt (with Pyrolusite or Iron-oxide staining)
Porphyritic Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
River Stone (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Basalt with mineral veining
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Dark, veined metamorphic rock (possibly gneiss or schist)
Undetermined from the photograph; likely a foliated, quartz-veined metamorphic rock
Shale (with Iron Staining)
Argillaceous mudstone / Shale
Dalmatian Jasper
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite
Yellow Quartzite (River Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (lithic wacke)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone, locally iron-oxide stained (SiO₂-dominant)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(SO4,S,Cl)2|(AlSiO4)6], Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartz-veined weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) in a likely altered limestone or metamorphic carbonate host
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing laterite
Limonite–goethite aggregate, commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Rugose Coral
Order Rugosa
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplite rock composition)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Small gray rock fragment
Undetermined; likely a common silicate-rich stone or concrete/road aggregate fragment
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Fossilized Ammonite
Ammonoidea subclass
Limestone (River Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fossils in Limestone (Crinoid / Marine Invertebrate Fossil)
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Crinoidea / Brachiopoda)
Limestone (Weathered Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Limestone
Quartz-Veined Sandstone
Quartz-veined Arenite
Sandstone and Conglomerate pebbles
Sedimentary clastic rock
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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
Unknown Rock
Unknown
Basalt
Extrusive igneous rock
Iron-stained quartzite (likely)
Quartz-rich quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining