Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and iron oxides
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Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, and iron oxides
Tumbled hematite-rich jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with iron oxides, chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Weathered granite (likely biotite granite)
Granite; interlocking quartz, feldspar, and mica, commonly with biotite
Iron-rich quartzite or ferruginous metamorphic rock
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, stained by iron oxides (hematite/goethite)
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Biotite–muscovite schist, possibly garnet-bearing
Weathered basalt or other dark volcanic rock
Likely basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine and iron oxides
Dark fine-grained rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), brown to gray variety
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with biotite/muscovite mica and possible feldspar
Bornite (peacock ore), likely with chalcopyrite
Bornite, Cu5FeS4; associated copper sulfides may include chalcopyrite, CuFeS2
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing laterite
Limonite–goethite aggregate, commonly approximated as hydrated iron oxides (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Weathered brown mineralized rock
Likely iron-stained quartzite or quartz-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
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