Quartz-veined weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) in a likely altered limestone or metamorphic carbonate host
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Quartz-veined weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) in a likely altered limestone or metamorphic carbonate host
Fossil brachiopod or bivalve shell
Likely a fossilized brachiopod; precise genus cannot be determined from the photograph
Bog Iron / Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone fragment
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other accessory minerals
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely iron-oxide- and organic/mineral-stained; exact variety uncertain
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
River Stone (Limestone)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely small metallic meteorite fragments
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Weathered iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite
Native copper (probable copper-rich mineral specimen)
Copper, Cu; possibly mixed with cuprite, malachite, and iron-oxide alteration minerals
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Tumbled metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite-bearing ore
Likely pyrite (FeS₂) with associated sulfides and host rock; exact identification requires testing
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (Dyed High-Grade Polished Slice)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), Chalcedony crystal variety
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Chalcanthite
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Coal
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S)
Quartzite (Lithic Artifact)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S)