Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Category
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Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sedimentary Rock Fragments
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Magnetite (Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Basalt
Basalt (Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
River Pebble
Quartzo-feldspathic rock fragment
Pebble (likely Limestone or Siltstone)
Lithic fragment (calcareous or siliciclastic)
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Limestone (specifically a Crushed Aggregate fragment)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Mafic volcanic rock; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass, with possible olivine
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale and Pebble Fragment
Sedimentary Rock (Mudstone/Shale with Silica Pebble)
Quartz (Common Quartz/Citrine-toned)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized tooth, likely a mammalian tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossil tooth; possibly an ungulate or carnivoran tooth
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled citrine or iron-stained quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained or natural citrine
Likely weathered granite or granitic fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Orbicular Granite
Orbicular Granidiorite / Plutonic Igneous Rock
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Weathered carbonate rock, possibly fossiliferous limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), tentative identification
Likely pale limestone or calcite-rich rock
Calcite-bearing limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Chalky limestone
Micritic calcite limestone; predominantly CaCO₃
Fossilized Shell Fragment
Bivalvia or Gastropoda (Class) fragment
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered brown rock, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/chert with iron-oxide staining
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt with Granite Inclusions (Xenolith)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with Felsic Igneous Inclusion (Granite)
Weathered granite (likely biotite granite)
Granite; interlocking quartz, feldspar, and mica, commonly with biotite
Weathered pink granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, and plagioclase feldspar with minor mica
Weathered sandstone
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, commonly arkosic or feldspathic
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)