White quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a metamorphosed quartz sandstone
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White quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite, a metamorphosed quartz sandstone
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Greenstone (or Greywacke/Metasediment Pebble)
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock / Chlorite Schist
Slate with Fossiliferous Impressions
Metamorphosed Argillaceous Rock (Fossiliferous Slate)
Greenstone (Prase / Nephrite / Serpentine mix)
Metamorphosed ultramafic rock / greenstone facies
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Quartzite (Iron-stained)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Greenstone / Metabasalt
Metamorphosed Mafic Rock (Greenschist facies)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartzite River Rock
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphosed quartz sandstone
Quartzite with Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed sandstone (SiO2)
Greenstone (likely metamorphosed mafic rock)
Probable chlorite–actinolite–epidote-rich metabasalt; exact identification requires testing
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock (probable quartzite or silicified breccia)
Quartz-dominant aggregate, chiefly SiO₂, with iron oxides/hydroxides
Tumbled brown river stone
Likely weathered iron-rich basalt, greenstone, or other mafic metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Greenstone (Greenstone River Pebble)
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
River Pebble (Likely Quartzite or Gneiss)
Metamorphosed Silicate Rock (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite with inclusions
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Greenstone
Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rounded quartz-rich cobble, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-dominated siliciclastic rock; possibly quartz arenite (sandstone) or quartzite, mainly SiO₂
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2 based)
Likely graphite-rich schist or graphite-bearing metamorphic rock
Graphite (C) in a mica/quartz-rich matrix; exact rock name requires testing
Conglomerate (polymictic, possibly metamorphosed)
Polymictic conglomerate; clasts cemented in a dark, likely quartz-rich matrix
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Foliated quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires a closer view or mineral testing
Weathered green metamorphic rock, possibly serpentinite or greenstone
Likely serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals) or chlorite/epidote-rich greenschist; exact identification requires testing
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite/granitic gneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartzite with Schist layers
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (Mixed Schist/Quartzite)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) Rock
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Dyed Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Biotite-bearing granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–biotite granitoid; exact identification requires testing
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Greenstone (likely greenschist)
Chlorite–actinolite–epidote-rich metabasalt; mineral proportions cannot be confirmed from the photo