Glacial Erratic (Graywacke/Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
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Glacial Erratic (Graywacke/Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel
Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate
Crushed Stone Ballast
Crushed Limestone or Granite Aggregate
Coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
Sand
Siliciclastic sediment / Quartz sand (SiO2)
Gravel and Sand Aggregate
Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment
Small rounded pebble
Indeterminate lithic grain; likely weathered sandstone, iron-stained quartz-rich rock, or a concretion
Fossilized Nut / Coprolite / Concretion
Trace Fossil / Permineralized Plant Material
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)
Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite
Chert Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
C
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Chert (Grey-Green Var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Ocean Jasper or Orbicular Jasper
SiO2
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
SiO2 (Quartz) on clastic sedimentary matrix
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gastropod Internal Mold (Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda fossil mold (Phylum Mollusca)
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of organic matter)
Meteorite
Chondrite / Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment
Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Pebble
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Chert (Nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Chondrichthyes (Class)
Limestone and Quartz Gravel with Petrified Wood
Sedimentary gravel aggregate and fossilized wood
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Onyx and Mother of Pearl
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) and Nacre (Calcium Carbonate)