Basalt pebble
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron oxides
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Basalt pebble
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron oxides
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Weathered granite or granitic rock
Coarse-grained granitic rock, likely granite or granodiorite; identification is provisional from the photograph
Banded gneiss (probable)
Gneiss, commonly quartz–feldspar–mica bearing
Iron-rich meteorite (probable stony-iron or weathered iron meteorite)
Unclassified meteorite; likely Fe–Ni metal with silicate minerals
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar; approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈
Vesicular basalt (likely scoriaceous basalt)
Mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine; commonly iron-rich volcanic glass
Black-and-white tourmaline granite (likely polished stone)
Tourmaline-bearing granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, mica, and black schorl tourmaline
Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly foliated gneiss
Tumbled feldspar-rich rock, possibly moonstone-bearing granite
Plagioclase feldspar (albite–oligoclase), with probable quartz and dark mica/amphibole; exact identification requires testing
Possible iron-rich meteorite or metallic sulfide-bearing rock
Unconfirmed; candidates include stony-iron meteorite, iron meteorite, or pyrite-bearing terrestrial rock
Serpentine-rich metamorphic rock (probable serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and chromite
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