Weathered basalt (likely vesicular basalt)
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-magnesium minerals, with possible olivine
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Weathered basalt (likely vesicular basalt)
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-magnesium minerals, with possible olivine
Polished green stone, possibly serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; alternatively nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite aggregate
Weathered greenstone pebble (probable serpentinite or altered basalt)
Serpentinite-group rock, commonly dominated by antigorite/lizardite; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Tumbled turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite, chlorite, and talc
Polished green fluorite tower
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Polished orbicular gabbro tower
Gabbro, likely orbicular/pegmatitic variety; mainly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible amphibole, olivine, and magnetite
Polished indigo gabbro tower
Indigo gabbro, a coarse-grained mafic plutonic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with dark amphibole/biotite minerals
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich granite fragment; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Metallic sulfide-rich rock, possibly pyrite-bearing schist or marcasite specimen
Likely pyrite (FeS₂) in a foliated host rock; exact identification requires testing
Polished labradorite
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂ with iron-oxide cement)
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