Sandstone (River Cobble)
Sandstone (principally composed of Quartz, SiO2)
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Sandstone (River Cobble)
Sandstone (principally composed of Quartz, SiO2)
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Porphyry
Porphyritic igneous rock
Basalt with Alteration Crust
Basalt (SiO2 range 45-52%)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Basalt
Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Basalt
Mafic extrusive igneous rock
Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Basalt Cobble
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite Schist Inclusions
Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite Group silicates (typically (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Gneiss
Felsic, quartz–feldspar gneiss
Iron-stained rock, likely limonite-rich weathered stone
Limonite (iron oxyhydroxides, chiefly goethite) coating or staining a rock of uncertain composition
Pink granite pebble
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock
Rounded granitic gneiss pebble
Quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss (tentative; exact identification requires closer inspection)
Granite-like cobble
Granitoid, likely biotite granite or granodiorite
Porphyritic granite (likely orbicular/porphyritic granitoid)
Quartz–feldspar granitoid; commonly composed of K-feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and biotite/hornblende
Likely silver-gray granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica (exact identification uncertain from image)
Quartz Druzy (Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished greenstone pebble
Likely chlorite- or actinolite-bearing greenstone (metamorphosed mafic rock)
Quartz Geode (likely within Limestone or Dolomite matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Small rounded stone, likely a pebble
Unidentified fine-grained lithic pebble; image alone does not support a reliable mineral or rock-species identification
Yellow Agate (Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Wishing Rock (Quartz Vein in Host Rock)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) vein in various host rocks
Quartz Vein in Metamorphic Rock
Quartzite or Schist host with Quartz (SiO2) intrusion
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Weathered iron-stained rock fragment
Uncertain from the image; likely an iron-oxide-stained, quartz- and feldspar-bearing rock
Unknown Tumbled Stone
Unknown (Too Blurry)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow jasper (probable)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; chiefly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
Greenstone pebble (likely altered basalt or serpentine)
Greenschist-facies mafic rock; commonly chlorite–actinolite–epidote ± serpentine
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Shale / Mudstone
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Tumbled serpentine with dark magnetite/chromite matrix
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, with magnetite and possibly chromite
Basalt
Basalt
Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Foliated)