Chert (Quartz Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (Quartz Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper/quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; likely ferruginous quartzite or jasper
Tumbled chalcedony (likely brown agate/jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; potentially iron-stained chalcedony or jasper
Tumbled jasper or quartzite pebble
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), possibly iron-stained quartzite
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Conical fossil shell or shell fragment
Likely a gastropod shell fragment; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite, typically quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Mammoth or Mastodon Tooth Fossil
Proboscidea tooth (Mammuthus or Mammut)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Lava Rock (Basalt)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Weathered quartz-rich sandstone or granitic rock
Indeterminate; likely iron-stained quartz sandstone, possibly weathered granite
Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert or flint with chalcedony/quartz veins
Microcrystalline silica: primarily quartz (SiO₂), including chalcedony; possible fossiliferous limestone or silicified material
Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone
Ferruginous quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))
Polished orange agate/jasper cabochon
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloration; exact variety uncertain
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite in Quartz (Al6O3(BO3)(SiO4)3)
Yellow Jasper with Red Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxides
Amazonite in Quartz
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Feldspar with Quartz (SiO2)
River Pebble (Greywacke / Basalt Pebble)
Indeterminate Rounded Pebble (composed of quartz, feldspar, or mafic minerals)
Red Tuff / Sandstone
Rhyolitic Tuff / Pyroclastic Volcanic Rock
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony Pebble with Jasper/Iron Oxide Cortex
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated with minor feldspar/clay)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Unakite)
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Epidote (Unakite component) / Green Quartzite
Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Sandstone Pebble
Quartz Arenite / Sandstone
Porphyry
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained Chalcedony / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Polished green aventurine
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica or chlorite inclusions
Rose quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), pink variety
Rounded gray pebble
Indeterminate; likely a water-worn silicate or carbonate pebble