Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
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Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Vesicular Basalt
Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Red Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Hematite)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Calcareous Sandstone)
Calcareous Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with CaCO3 cement)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Pyrite in Slate or Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Matrix
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Basalt
Basalt
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Sandstone (with potential iron-oxide weathering)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3)
River Pebble / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Limestone
Sedimentary Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Hematite/Goethite cement
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Iron Oxide staining)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 trace impurities)
Mudstone
Lutylite (group of fine-grained sedimentary rocks)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Pyrope garnet and Omphacite pyroxene)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose type)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Limestone (specifically Iron-stained or Argillaceous Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) impurities
Ocherous Sandstone (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Ferruginous Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Stream Pebble (Basalt/Greywacke)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Fine-grained)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Sandstone (with possible Epidote/Chlorite coloring)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with Fe2O3 staining)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Arenite with Iron-Oxide cement (primarily Fe2O3 • nH2O)
Granite Water-Worn Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Biotite (Black Mica)
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe++)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)