Banded Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Arenite with mineral banding
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Banded Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Arenite with mineral banding
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or igneous host
Likely weathered limestone fragment
Limestone, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)
Polished black-and-gold brecciated stone, likely sheen obsidian or brecciated jasper
Probable volcanic glass (obsidian), SiO₂, with iron-oxide or rhyolitic inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Likely bituminous coal or carbon-rich shale fragment
Bituminous coal; predominantly carbon with macerals and minor clay/pyrite
Granite Fragment
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Basalt fragment
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Common Brown Pebble
Weathered Rock Fragment
River Pebble
Siliceous rock fragment
River Pebble
Weathered Rock Fragment
Likely polished dark stone or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly hematite, magnetite, or dark basalt
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly feldspar or quartz
Uncertain from image; likely a quartz- or feldspar-rich grain
Likely weathered quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartz or quartzite
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Cloudy variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Weathered granite or granitic rock fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate (SiO₂ with feldspar minerals)
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or silicified granitoid; mainly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly granitic or metamorphic quartz–feldspar aggregate
Small pale-yellow stone, likely quartz or quartz-rich pebble
Unidentified silica-rich specimen; possibly quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia
Tumbled fossiliferous limestone
Micritic limestone, likely bioclastic/fossiliferous carbonate rock (predominantly CaCO₃)
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone, possibly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)
Tumbled pale feldspar-rich stone (likely granite or quartzite fragment)
Indeterminate; possible quartz–feldspar aggregate, commonly granite or feldspathic quartzite
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragments
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/hornblende
Limestone with Fossil Fragments
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Drupa or Druzy Quartz on Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Fossil Shark Tooth Fragment
Elasmobranchii dentition (fragment)
Quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy or Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Volcanic tuff and basalt outcrop
Welded volcanic tuff, with probable basaltic lava/scoria
Small weathered stone, likely sandstone or limestone fragment
Indeterminate clastic or carbonate rock; mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock
Limestone Fragment
Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)