Dark mafic rock, likely altered basalt or gabbro
Fine- to medium-grained mafic silicate rock; probable basaltic composition with plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly chloritized/serpentinized
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Dark mafic rock, likely altered basalt or gabbro
Fine- to medium-grained mafic silicate rock; probable basaltic composition with plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly chloritized/serpentinized
Dark metamorphic rock, likely schist or phyllite
Quartz–mica schist/phyllite; chiefly quartz, mica, and feldspar
Polished black-and-golden jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide/goethite impurities
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Polished honey/brown agate (likely carnelian chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Calcite-rich limestone or marble fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely recrystallized carbonate rock
Polished black metamorphic stone, likely serpentinite or amphibolite
Serpentinite (mainly serpentine-group minerals) or amphibolite (hornblende–plagioclase); exact identification requires testing
Polished yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Honey-colored chert or flint fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-rich chert
Fossilized bone fragment (probable mammalian tooth or bone)
Mineralized bone, commonly hydroxyapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] replaced or impregnated by silica/calcite
Polished stromatolite (likely fossilized microbial mat)
Fossil stromatolite; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly replacing carbonate
Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar
Silicified or mineral-replaced mammalian tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
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