Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
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Red Jasper (Opaque Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Epidote
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Biotite-rich schist (mica schist)
Mica schist, chiefly biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂), with possible quartz and feldspar
Gneiss
Gneiss
Mica-rich schist, likely lepidolite or muscovite schist
Mica schist; predominantly muscovite KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂, possibly lithium-rich lepidolite
Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Polished mica-rich metamorphic sphere
Likely mica schist or garnet-mica schist; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Mixed river gravel (alluvial conglomeratic sediment)
Polymictic alluvium; composition includes quartz, feldspar, chert, granite, basalt, and metamorphic rock fragments
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Schist with Quartz Vein
Mica Schist with Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble with Host Rock / Schist Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metamorphic Host Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Mica Schist with Biotite or Muscovite
Metamorphic rock rich in sheet silicates
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert Arrowhead
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Mica Schist
Schist (muscovite/biotite rich regional metamorphic rock)
Graphite-rich schist (likely graphite ore)
Graphite-bearing schist; predominantly graphitic carbon (C) with mica, quartz, and possible feldspar
Fuchsite (Chrome Mica)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Basalt (Weathered River Pebble)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Greenschist (or Serpentinite) with Quartz-Feldspar Vein
Metabasalt / Greenschist Facies Rock
Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Epidote
Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Granitoid (Granite/Gneiss mix)
Granite or Granitic Gneiss (Silicon dioxide SiO2 with Al, K, Na silicates)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Fuchsite Schist with Quartz
Chromian Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] Schist
Biotite mica schist (probable)
Mica schist, dominated by biotite; approximate mica formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or iron-oxide impurities
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Eocene Lamniformes (Mackerel Shark clade)
Sandstone / Chert Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)
Common Gravel / Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Detrital sediment
Banded calcite (likely cave deposit or vein fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or chalcedony
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Magnesite or Howlite (dyed or naturally patterned)
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) or Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Venetian Gold Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron oxide staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2 based metamorphic rock)