River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
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River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Banded Chert or Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Jasper / Agate (Chalcedony Group)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Pumice (likely weathered/water-worn)
Vesicular volcanic glass
Travertine
Calcareous Tufa / Travertine (CaCO3)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Glauconite (Glauconitic Sandstone)
Glauconite [(K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2]
Concretion (Sandstone)
Sandstone Concretion
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Druzy Quartz on Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper or Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bituminous Coal
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Chert with Asphaltum (or Tar)
Silica (SiO2) with natural Bitumen/Asphaltum
River Rock (Basalt)
Aphanitic Basaltic Rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Tumbled Carnelian and Quartz Mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of Chalcedony
Chert (Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Geode (partially opened)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron staining
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Sandstone Geode (Unbroken)
Siliciclastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Basalt (Stream-worn Cobble)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Riverstone Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite in Shale
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Argillaceous Shale
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Chert (and Chert Flake)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)
Ferruginous Siltstone
Garnet Schist or Garnet-bearing Quartzite
Metamorphic rock containing Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt with Amygdaloidal Inclusions
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)