Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich granite fragment; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
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Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich granite fragment; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Iron-stained quartz with possible feldspar
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with limonite/goethite staining and minor feldspar or mica
Polished pink feldspar pebble
Microcline or orthoclase feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈, possibly with quartz or mica inclusions
Quartz-rich rock fragment, possibly granite or quartzite
Primarily quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small gray rock fragment
Indeterminate fine-grained silicate rock; possibly granite, gneiss, or weathered concrete-like lithic fragment
Likely porphyritic basalt or andesite fragment
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase ± pyroxene, amphibole, and iron oxides
Pumice or vesicular volcanic rock
Pumice; chiefly volcanic glass (silica-rich, composition commonly rhyolitic to dacitic)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered feldspar-rich igneous rock, likely granite or granodiorite fragment
Granite–granodiorite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), plagioclase and potassium feldspar, with minor dark biotite/hornblende
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Rounded limestone pebble
Micritic limestone, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)
Quartz Geode / Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered basalt or dark igneous rock fragment
Likely basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Limestone with Stylolites
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Granite (likely weathered or cut fragment)
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Sandstone (lithic wacke/conglomerate mix)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Weathered iron-rich stone, possibly hematite-bearing basalt or ironstone
Indeterminate; likely Fe-oxide-rich basalt/ironstone, dominated by hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or magnetite (Fe₃O₄)
Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)
Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble
Likely granitic rock fragment
Granite or granodiorite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Seashell Fragment (Aragonite/Calcite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Shell fragment
Quartz Geode Fragment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt Xenolith in Matrix
Basaltic Mafic Xenolith / Ultra-mafic Inclusion
Chalcedony (Blue Dragon/Gray Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Unidentified small rock fragment
Indeterminate; appearance may be consistent with a weathered sandstone or limestone fragment
Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary pebble
Indeterminate lithic fragment; likely quartz arenite (sandstone)
Quartz (Microcrystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Tooth Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)
Small quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with possible feldspar or carbonate inclusions
Rounded granitic pebble
Granite, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite aggregate
Likely weathered granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Quartz-rich pegmatite or quartz vein fragment
Massive to coarse-grained quartz (SiO₂), likely with feldspar and minor mica
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Possible weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)