Granodiorite (River Rock / Cobble)
Granodiorite; Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by plagioclase, quartz, and hornblende/biotite
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Granodiorite (River Rock / Cobble)
Granodiorite; Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock dominated by plagioclase, quartz, and hornblende/biotite
Chert Pebble (Jasperoid/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - cryptocrystalline quartz
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
River Cobble (likely Basalt)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Aphanitic)
Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt-Amugydule (Amygdaloidal Basalt)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicle Infillings
Zircon
Zircon (ZrSiO4)
Trilobite Fossil (Flexicalymene)
Flexicalymene ouzregui
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gossan
Iron-rich regolith (mainly Limonite and Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Basalt (River Stone)
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint for dark variants)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt River Pebble
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone (lithic wacke/arenite)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Chalcedony or River Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Quartzite with Epidote and Iron Oxides
Metasedimentary Quartzite (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sandstone
Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz (Milky or Smoky variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Nodules in Limestone
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)
Jasper with Quartz inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Yellow Agate/Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (with potential fossil inclusion)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Botryoidal Hematite (Kidney Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted lithic fragments)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive mafic igneous rock