Small tumbled quartz pebbles
Quartz, SiO₂; likely iron-stained and milky varieties
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Small tumbled quartz pebbles
Quartz, SiO₂; likely iron-stained and milky varieties
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz (SiO₂), massive variety; minor hematite/goethite staining
Alluvial stream gravel (mixed rock specimens)
Polymictic fluvial deposit; likely mixtures of quartzite, sandstone, shale, chert, basalt, and granite-derived minerals
Weathered quartz-bearing metamorphic rock, likely mica schist or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage; exact mineral identification requires testing
Schist, likely garnet–mica schist
Mica schist dominated by biotite/muscovite, quartz, feldspar, and possible garnet
Tumbled turquoise
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished Labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, Ca( Na,Ca)(Al,Si)₄O₈; plagioclase feldspar
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss cobble
Quartz–feldspar–mica granitoid; exact identification requires a fresh surface or testing
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, possibly with feldspar and mica impurities
Blue-green serpentinite (likely copper-stained)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly with malachite/chrysocolla or other copper minerals
Chrysocolla-bearing rock (likely chrysocolla in a host rock)
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate: approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O
Tumbled greenstone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; mainly antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
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