Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Category
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Quartz (likely Clear Quartz or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO2)
Likely limestone or calcareous fossil fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; possibly bioclastic limestone (CaCO₃)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Basalt or Andesite Xenolith in Granite or Quartzite
Silicate rock with contrasting xenolith/inclusion
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Unidentified gray stone
Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image
Seashell Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Granite Gravel (Pebble)
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires testing
Likely weathered quartz-rich stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing granite or milky quartz
Milky quartz (quartz-rich rock fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Bone (Hydrox yapatite replaced by Silica or Calcite)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix)
Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Quartz Sand Grain / Micro Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale fragment
Shale (Laminated Mudstone)
Conglomerate with Quartz Inclusions
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock) with internal Quartz (SiO2)
Gravel (Crushed Stone Aggregates)
Mixed Siliciclastic / Carbonate Aggregate
Weathered granitic rock fragment
Granite, predominantly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Weathered granite fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Greenish translucent mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly serpentine, epidote, or green glassy feldspar
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert
Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz (with inclusions / Sandstone fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Quartz / Common Opal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pea Gravel / River Gravel
Unconsolidated Clastic Sedimentary Aggregate
Labradorite rough fragment
(Ca,Na)[Al,Si]A̲₁O₈
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Crushed Limestone Aggregate
Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Quartz (Milky or Clear Quartz fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonitic Sandstone with Inclusion
Limonitic Quartz Sandstone (primarily SiO2 with FeO(OH)·nH2O)