Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
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Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz-veined weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) in a likely altered limestone or metamorphic carbonate host
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz vein in iron-stained host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite staining, likely in altered basalt or another dark volcanic host
Biotite mica
Biotite, a potassium–iron–magnesium phyllosilicate mica; approximate formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂
Possible tektite or volcanic glass specimen
Natural silica glass; composition commonly near SiO₂, but exact identification requires chemical testing
Fossil brachiopod or bivalve shell
Likely a fossilized brachiopod; precise genus cannot be determined from the photograph
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S)
Iron-oxide-stained rock with a pale mineral vein
Likely limonite/goethite-stained quartz-bearing rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartzite (Lithic Artifact)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich concretion
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion, likely with quartz and clay minerals
Iron-stained Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Bog Iron / Limonite Concretion
Goethite/Limonite mixture (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Sulfur
Native Sulfur (S)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz with iron staining
Mostly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be confirmed from the image
Tumbled purple rock, likely lepidolite-bearing mica schist
Lepidolite-rich mica schist; lepidolite K(Li,Al)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂, possibly mixed with quartz and feldspar
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Iron-rich concretion or slag-like mineral fragment
Likely limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), possibly magnetite-bearing material
Fossil fish slab
Fossilized fish remains, likely a laminated shale-hosted vertebrate fossil; exact taxon is indeterminate from the image
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron/manganese oxide and possibly calcite veins
Fossiliferous conglomerate
Bioclastic, carbonate-cemented conglomerate (likely limestone matrix)
Rounded iron-rich pebble
Likely ferruginous sandstone or ironstone pebble; exact identification requires testing
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-bearing ferruginous concretion; exact identification requires testing
Polished orbicular jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other accessory minerals
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Fossilized bivalve or brachiopod shell
Mineralized carbonate shell, commonly calcite (CaCO₃); exact taxon indeterminate from image
Drusy quartz coating on volcanic rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely druzy quartz on basalt or another mafic host
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartz vein material)
Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining (commonly goethite and/or hematite)
Fluorite (Purple/Blue variety)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone fragment
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Fluorite (Fluor-spar)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum)
Quartz-bearing sandstone or quartzite fragment
Likely quartzite with iron-oxide staining; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ferruginous conglomeratic rock
Ferruginous sandstone, likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartz sandstone