Vesicular basalt (likely weathered volcanic scoria)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
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Vesicular basalt (likely weathered volcanic scoria)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and volcanic glass
Yellow jasper (likely iron-stained chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Weathered brown river pebble, likely sandstone or iron-rich quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (quartz and iron-oxide cement)
Rounded weathered stone, likely quartz-rich sandstone or fine-grained volcanic rock
Indeterminate hand specimen; probable quartz–feldspar sandstone (SiO₂-rich)
Fossil brachiopod or bivalve shell fragment
Likely a fossilized, ribbed brachiopod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image
Dark gneiss or amphibolite cobble
Banded metamorphic rock, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss or amphibolite
Biotite schist (possibly garnet-bearing)
Mica schist; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica, with possible garnet and amphibole
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; possibly gneissic granite
Weathered metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly in a quartz–iron-oxide host
Metallic sulfide-bearing rock, possibly galena-rich ore
Likely galena (PbS) with iron sulfides and gangue; exact identification requires testing
Graphite-rich metamorphic rock (graphitic schist)
Graphitic schist; chiefly graphite (C), quartz (SiO₂), and mica minerals
Pink-and-gray granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar granite; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
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