Small reddish-brown pebble, possibly jasper or iron-stained quartz
Unidentified silica-rich pebble; visual identification is insufficient to distinguish jasper, quartz, or another material
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Small reddish-brown pebble, possibly jasper or iron-stained quartz
Unidentified silica-rich pebble; visual identification is insufficient to distinguish jasper, quartz, or another material
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone
Pegmatitic granite specimen
Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Pink Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate; commonly sold as Ocean Jasper
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Chalcedony (likely brown agate or flint)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony, possibly iron-stained
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Tumbled red-brown stone, possibly carnelian
Likely chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); identification from the image is uncertain
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Polished carnelian agate pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange chalcedony; likely banded agate
Coal (Bituminous Coal)
Caustobiolith / Sedimentary Rock
Tumbled yellow jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (with Iron Oxide cement)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)
Granite-like rock
Likely weathered granite or granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and minor mica
Basalt with Iron Oxide staining
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Iron-rich concretion or slag-like mineral fragment
Likely limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), possibly magnetite-bearing material
Veined Limestone
Calcite-veined Limestone (CaCO3)
Red-brown iron-rich mineral specimen, likely hematite/goethite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly mixed with goethite (FeO(OH)) and iron oxides
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Tumbled quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartzite (primarily SiO₂), possibly with hematite/goethite staining and minor feldspar or mica
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or silicified sandstone
Quartz-dominant aggregate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but exact identification requires testing
Coal
Bituminous Coal (organic sedimentary rock)
Polished agate (likely moss agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); possible moss-like inclusions
Honey-brown calcite crystal cluster
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely dogtooth or scalenohedral calcite
Quartzite Pebble
Si02 (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Bituminous Coal
Coal (Sedimentary Rock)
Colorless faceted gemstones, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely pink agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; variety of quartz
Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite and carbonate
Coal
Anthracite or Bituminous Coal
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)