Sandstone (with minor quartz and possible clay components)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
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Sandstone (with minor quartz and possible clay components)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
River Pebble Gravel
Hydrothermally modified Clastic Sediment (mainly Quartzite and Chert)
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (SiO2/CaCO3 dominated)
Zebra Stone (Silicified Siltstone)
Silicified Siltstone with Quartz/Kaolinite inclusions
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Shatter Cone (Impactite)
Shock-metamorphosed rock
Biotite Schist
Biotite-rich Schist (containing K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite Schist)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (Complex Silicate Rock)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke variant)
Arenite
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Conglomerate (Red Sandstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic Sandstone)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Granitic Pegmatite (Muscovite and Quartz)
Pegmatite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Limestone
Carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Greenstone (Epidisite / Chlorite Schist)
Metabasalt (often contains Epidote Ca2Al2(Fe3+,Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) and Chlorite)
Sandstone with Manganese Dendrites
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 based with MnO2 inclusions)
Schist
Mica Schist
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite in Quartz)
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Sandstone (Graywacke)
Arenite / Graywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Limestone (specifically Grainstone or Micrite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcite (CaCO3)
Schist
Mica Schist
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite
Quartzite
Hydrothermal Quartz or Quartzite (SiO2)