Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
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Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, Silicon Dioxide)
White quartz geode
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely a druzy quartz geode
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Tumbled carnelian agate with dark mineral inclusions
Carnelian, an orange variety of microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; dark inclusions are likely iron oxides/hydroxides, possibly hematite, goethite, or a basaltic/matrix fragment
Crazy Lace Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Mixed collection of natural stones
Several unidentified lithologies, likely including basalt, granite, quartzite, sandstone, and weathered metamorphic rocks
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz arenite (sandstone) or quartzite; predominantly SiO₂
Banded River Cobble with Mafic Dike
Hydrothermally altered Graywacke or Sandstone with Mafic Intrusion
Granite
Granite
Polished/tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly jasper or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially iron-stained jasper or quartzite
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Pebble
Lithic fragment / Water-worn rock
River Stone (likely Quartzite or Sandstone)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (High-silica plutonic rock)
Basalt River Stone
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Basalt Cobble
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Chert / Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dacite
Dacite (intermediate volcanic rock high in silica)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Basalt pebble
Basalt
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Unakite (likely)
Epidote–pink feldspar–quartz rock; commonly termed unakite
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Small vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; predominantly basaltic to andesitic volcanic rock
Unidentified weathered rock, possibly quartz-bearing granite or rhyolite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar-rich silicate rock
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-Stained Quartz (Red Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)