Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic)
Category
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Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Rock (Siliciclastic)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Dalmatian Stone
Peralkaline igneous rock containing quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite
Aventurine (Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper (in Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite or granitic rock fragment
Felsic intrusive igneous rock, typically quartz + feldspar + mica; exact species uncertain from the image
Pink Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Extrusive Mafic Igneous Rock
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal component)
Raw gold nugget or gold-bearing quartz
Native gold (Au), possibly with quartz (SiO₂) and iron-oxide staining
Raw Diamond (Rough Uncut)
Diamond (C - pure carbon)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Tumbled Stones (various)
Mixed Silica-based Minerals (primarily Quartz and Chalcedony)
Blue Lace Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with trace minerals
Dyed Pink Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Potassium Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Plagioclase Feldspar)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (Typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Porphyritic Basalt
Porphyritic Basalt (Silicate Rock)
Granite Cobble
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic Igneous Rock)
Shale with Iron Oxide Staining
Fissile Mudstone (primarily clay minerals and quartz)
Clear Quartz Crystal
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble (River Rock)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich sedimentary rock with iron oxide staining)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Scoria (Red Lava Rock)
Scoria (Vesicular basaltic rock)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)