Yellow chalcedony (possibly jasper/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides/hydroxides
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Yellow chalcedony (possibly jasper/chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides/hydroxides
Gneiss
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly quartz sandstone or a pale feldspathic rock
Gneiss (possibly migmatitic or strongly folded banded gneiss)
Banded quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss; variable composition, commonly quartz + plagioclase/alkali feldspar + biotite/muscovite ± amphibole
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely milky quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with minor mica, feldspar, and iron-oxide staining
Banded gneiss
Quartzo-feldspathic gneiss, likely biotite-bearing
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled serpentinite (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite and minor carbonates
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar or mica
Fossilized wood (petrified wood)
Silicified permineralized wood, commonly quartz (SiO₂) replacing or infilling woody tissue
Fossiliferous wood / petrified wood fragment
Silicified or partially mineralized wood (fossil wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony replacement)
Likely tumbled or polished jasper/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly opaque jasper or pale chalcedony
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