Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Category
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Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Native gold nugget (probable)
Native gold, Au; possibly gold-bearing ironstone or quartz matrix
Chalcedony (Yellow Chert / Agate)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Poppy Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions
River Pebbles and Cobbles
Mixed Siliciclastic Sediments (Quartzite, Chert, and Sandstone clasts)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate / Breccia Matrix (Aggregated Rock)
Sedimentary Breccia / Conglomerate
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble Gravel
Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)
Quartz River Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered conglomerate
Polymictic clast-supported conglomerate, with a sandy or finer-grained matrix
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Light-colored rounded granitic pebble
Likely granitoid, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Black Pebble (Basalt / Chert)
SiO2 (if Chert) or Mafic Igneous Rock (if Basalt)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈)
Siltstone
Siltstone (siliciclastic sedimentary rock)
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium/Titanium/Iron traces)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock
Conglomerate (rounded-pebble rock)
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts cemented by a finer mineral matrix
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (sedimentary clastic rock)
Quartz (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed river stones and gravel
Polymictic alluvial clasts; individual pieces may include quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and slate
Rough Quartz (Alluvial Pebbles)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded River Cobble with Mafic Dike
Hydrothermally altered Graywacke or Sandstone with Mafic Intrusion
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Puddingstone)
Yellow Quartz / Chalcedony Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Tumbled/Water-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)