Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz (Milky or Cloudy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz pebble or quartz-rich fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included
Bivalve Shell Fragment (Biogenic Calcite/Aragonite)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3, primarily aragonite/calcite)
Small tan rock fragment
Unidentifiable lithic fragment; mineral composition undetermined
Quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Weathered dark igneous rock fragment
Likely basalt or andesite; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Granite Sand (Decomposed Granite)
Grus / Quartz-Feldspar Detritus
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Likely anthracite coal fragments
Anthracite; predominantly carbon (C), with minor mineral ash
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (containing Potassium Feldspar and Quartz)
Polymict breccia
Volcanic breccia (clast-rich pyroclastic rock), compositionally likely andesitic to basaltic
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Conglomerate (pebble-to-cobble gravel)
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-supported conglomerate in a sandy or silty matrix
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Orthogneiss / Paragneiss
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Bivalvia; commonly aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃), often recrystallized during fossilization
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Unidentified Pebble
Lithic fragment
Pebble
Lithic fragment
Generic Rock Fragment
Rock Fragment
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)
Likely smoky quartz or quartz-rich tumbled fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz
Weathered iron-rich stone, possibly sandstone or ironstone
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement, possibly hematite/goethite
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, possibly chert or weathered sandstone
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or quartz-feldspar sandstone
Basalt Fragment
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Weathered granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Unidentified orange-brown rock fragment
Likely weathered iron-rich volcanic rock or ochre-bearing material; exact identification is impossible from the blurred image
Orange feldspar pebble (likely potassium feldspar)
Likely orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Fossiliferous limestone (likely crinoidal or shell limestone)
Calcite-rich limestone; predominantly CaCO₃, with visible fossil fragments
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite-bearing metamorphic rock, likely schist
Mica schist; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite mica
Weathered sandstone
Quartz–feldspar arenite, commonly ferruginous sandstone
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Light-colored, weathered rock fragment
Undetermined; possibly weathered granite or granitic rock
Weathered rock fragment, possibly basalt
Unidentified fine-grained mafic rock; basalt is a tentative visual identification
Small gray-green stone, likely a quartz-rich rock fragment
Undetermined silicate rock; image lacks enough detail for a reliable species-level identification