Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
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Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Tiny amber-colored crystal or mineral fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartz, citrine, topaz, or iron-stained feldspar
Small gray rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich granite, chert, or concrete-like silicate material
Quartz-lined vesicle in basalt (amygdaloidal basalt)
Amygdaloidal basalt with drusy quartz; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron oxides
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Small faceted diamond-like gemstones
Likely diamond (crystalline carbon, C), but visual identification is uncertain
Water-worn pebble, likely fine-grained volcanic rock
Unidentified mafic volcanic rock; possibly andesite or basalt
Fossil brachiopod in limestone
Brachiopoda; commonly a spiriferid or strophomenid brachiopod preserved in calcite-rich limestone
Polished ironstone concretion with quartz/iron-oxide vein
Goethite–hematite-rich ironstone concretion, likely veined by quartz or chalcedony
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Uncertain polymict breccia or altered volcanic rock
Likely hydrothermally altered volcanic breccia; exact mineral identification requires testing
Fossilized bone fragment
Petrified vertebrate bone; mineralized hydroxyapatite replaced or infilled by silica/carbonates
Possible ironstone concretion or weathered mineral nodule
Iron-oxide-rich concretion, likely goethite/limonite; identification uncertain from the photo
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz-rich rock with iron-oxide/hydroxide coatings (hematite/goethite); exact host rock undetermined
Fossilized bivalve shell
Paleozoic–Mesozoic bivalve fossil; commonly classified as Bivalvia indet.
Greenish altered rock, possibly serpentinite or chlorite-rich schist
Tentative: serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite, or chlorite–actinolite assemblage
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coal
Carbonaceous sedimentary rock
Mixed polished gemstone bead bracelet, likely tourmalinated quartz and rhyolite/jasper
Quartz (SiO₂) with black tourmaline (schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) and probable feldspar-rich rhyolite/jasper
Iron-stained quartz vein in altered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, likely hematite and goethite; host rock uncertain from the image
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz geode fragment (likely amethyst/citrine-bearing)
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz, SiO₂, with possible iron staining or amethyst coloration
Chalcanthite
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Fossil Mollusca, likely a pectinid or related bivalve; exact identification requires the other shell half and locality
Garnet fragments
Garnet-group silicate, most likely almandine–pyrope or spessartine; composition varies, commonly (Fe,Mg,Mn)₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂
Mica-bearing granite or pegmatite fragment
Quartz–feldspar rock with mica, likely muscovite; exact identification requires testing
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Mixed small mineral specimens, likely quartz varieties
Uncertain from the image; translucent pieces may be quartz (SiO₂), while golden-brown pieces could be iron-stained quartz or calcite
Blue-gray mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly azurite-bearing material, blue chalcedony, or dyed/coated stone
Fossilized leaf or plant impression in shale
Carbonized/impressed plant fossil, likely in fine-grained shale or mudstone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely limonite/goethite-bearing rock, possibly altered basalt or ironstone
Likely serpentine-rich rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., lizardite, antigorite, or chrysotile); exact identification is uncertain from the image alone
River Stone (Limestone)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz geode fragment
Microcrystalline and drusy quartz, SiO₂, likely in a weathered carbonate or volcanic host
Quartz-rich breccia or silicified rock
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible feldspar/calcite fragments
Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite