Flint (chert), likely chalcedony-rich variety
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; flint is a dense cryptocrystalline form of chert
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Flint (chert), likely chalcedony-rich variety
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; flint is a dense cryptocrystalline form of chert
Micaceous schist (likely quartz–mica schist)
Quartz–mica schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), muscovite/biotite micas, with possible feldspar and accessory iron oxides
Unidentified gray stone/concrete-like fragment
Indeterminate; likely a fine-grained carbonate or cementitious geological fragment
Small weathered stone, possibly quartz-rich sandstone
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz-bearing sandstone or chert fragment
Small rounded pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-rich rock
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining
Iron-rich chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Tumbled chert or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/chalcedony
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of clastic quartz and feldspar grains)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper matrix)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; commonly containing iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with fuchsite inclusions; exact identification requires testing
Rounded iron-stained quartzite or sandstone pebble
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper in a gray host rock (likely jasperized volcanic rock)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-oxide–colored jasper, in a fine-grained volcanic or sedimentary matrix
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Greenish quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or aventurine
Tentatively quartz (SiO₂) with green inclusions; exact identification requires testing
Polished brecciated jasper (likely Picasso jasper)
Brecciated microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony; mainly SiO₂ with iron- and manganese-rich matrix
Likely weathered iron-rich quartz or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly limonite/goethite stained
Polished dragon blood jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Likely calcite-rich limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), probably micritic or fossiliferous limestone
Petrified Wood / Fossilized Wood
Silicified Wood (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich river pebble
Milky quartz or quartz-bearing granitic/gneissic fragment (SiO₂-dominant)
Jasper (likely red/brown jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Likely tumbled jasper or iron-stained quartzite
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide inclusions
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene
Dyed tumbled quartz (likely quartzite or quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue-green botryoidal mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or chrysocolla-bearing quartz
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper phyllosilicate; variable composition, commonly approximated as (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O)
Blue-green copper mineral-bearing rock, likely chrysocolla with malachite
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) with malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), possibly in altered host rock
Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel
Granitoid
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Meteorite
Chondrite / Iron-Nickel Meteorite
Diamond
Carbon (C)