Milky quartz (rough quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Milky quartz (rough quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz vein material
Predominantly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be confirmed from the photograph
Pink granite (likely weathered granite)
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Small rounded rock (likely granite or gneiss)
Unidentified coarse-grained silicate rock; likely granitic composition
Polished dark mafic stone, likely basalt or diabase
Basalt/diabase; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine or iron-titanium oxides
Fossilized shell or coral fragment
Indeterminate marine invertebrate fossil; possibly a worn brachiopod, bivalve, or solitary coral
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite–gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/amphibole
Granite (biotite-bearing, possibly pegmatitic granite)
Felsic intrusive igneous rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica
Quartz-bearing feldspathic rock, possibly pegmatite
Granite/pegmatitic granitic rock; primarily quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered volcanic rock)
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and sometimes olivine
Quartz-rich granitic pebble
Granite or granitic gneiss; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica
Likely green aventurine or serpentine-bearing stone
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartzite with fuchsite mica or serpentinized ultramafic rock
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