Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite
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Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Basalt
Basalt
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Veined Pebble (likely a Quartz-Veined Pebble)
Pebble with Mineral Vein (e.g., Quartz Vein in a Chert/Mudstone Pebble)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone Grain
Clastic Sedimentary Rock Grain (SiO2 dominated)
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Siltstone / Slate
Siltstone / Low-grade Slate
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite (if sandstone)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Generic Pebble / Rock Fragment
Lithic fragment / Weathered rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sedimentary Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Shale (or Mudstone/Siltstone)
Sedimentary Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3 base with clay minerals)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Banded Siltstone / Mudstone Pebble
Siltstone / Argillite
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Sandstone (Garden Boulder)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Sandstone (lithic)
Lithic Wacke / Arenite
Fossiliferous Concretion
Septarian Concretion containing Brachiopods/Crinoids
Gold
Aurum (Au)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shale fragment
Shale (clay mineral rich sedimentary rock)
Shale / Mudstone
Sedimentary rock (Claystone / Mudstone / Shale)
Brown Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite
Shale
Sedimentary Shale
Shale and Pebble Fragment
Sedimentary Rock (Mudstone/Shale with Silica Pebble)
Shale
Argillaceous sedimentary rock