Iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous conglomeratic sandstone
Ferruginous sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides/hydroxides
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Iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous conglomeratic sandstone
Ferruginous sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides/hydroxides
Conglomeratic sandstone / breccia-like gravel rock
Polymictic conglomerate (possibly lithified gravel or concrete-like natural conglomerate)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Mixed Gemstones and Minerals
Mixed Silicates and Oxides (Quartz/Amethyst, Aventurine, Sodalite, Chert, Jasper)
Carnelian and Mixed Agates
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Polymict conglomerate
Clastic conglomerate, likely polymictic pebble conglomerate
Weathered limestone or calcareous concretion
Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Granite (Pink/Red)
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
K2 Jasper (K2 Granite)
Azulite in Granite (Quartz + Feldspar + Biotite + Azurite)
Granite or Granitoid River Rock
Granite
Granite Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Conglomeratic gravel / lithified alluvial deposit
Polymictic conglomerate or pebble-rich sandstone (likely weakly cemented)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Epidote (Unakite variety)
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock containing Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Mixed rough mineral specimens, likely calcite with prehnite/zeolite
Calcite (CaCO₃), with probable prehnite (Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂) and/or zeolite-group minerals
Mixed River Stones and Agates
Mixed Silicates and Ironstones (primarily SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Fossiliferous Shale Matrix
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Brachiopod or Mollusk shell fragments
Tumbled yellow-brown quartzite or jasper
Quartzite, predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained jasper
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Siltstone variety)
Arenite / Siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Tumbled pink granite or feldspar-rich pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica, though the specimen may be pink orthoclase feldspar
Granite Pebble
Granite
Gabbro
Gabbro
Conglomeratic volcanic breccia
Lithic volcanic breccia, likely andesitic or basaltic
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock
Rhyolitic Tuff
Rhyolitic Tuff / Pyroclastic rock
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Weathered granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock
Weathered granite pebble
Granite, a quartz–feldspar–mica plutonic rock
Blue-gray granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/amphibole
Tumbled granite pebble
Granite, primarily quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Polished granite cobble
Granite, typically quartz–feldspar–biotite granite
Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Coarse-grained igneous rock, likely granitic pegmatite or weathered granite
Granite/pegmatitic granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Granodiorite
Phaneritic-textured Intrusive Granodiorite
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper silicates ((Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Ironstone Pebble
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Garnet, likely almandine–spessartine
Garnet-group nesosilicate; commonly almandine Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ or spessartine Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)