Epidote-rich rock (likely epidotite or altered basalt)
Epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe³⁺)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH); possibly epidote-bearing mafic rock
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Epidote-rich rock (likely epidotite or altered basalt)
Epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe³⁺)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH); possibly epidote-bearing mafic rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Coquina or Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcarenite (CaCO3)
Jasper / Chert (Red)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled cream-colored pebble
Likely quartz-rich sandstone or limestone; exact identification requires testing
Rough amethyst-bearing quartz specimens
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation
Tumbled yellow-brown stone, likely quartzite or chalcedony
Quartz-rich rock; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from image alone
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Petrified Wood (Jet or Coalified Wood appearance)
Silicified wood (principally SiO2) or Carbonized Wood
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz-bearing sandstone or siliceous fossil material
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Petrified Osseous Material
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Polished white-and-brown chalcedony (likely agate/jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining or jasperous inclusions
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orbicular Granite (specifically Mustard or Yellow Tonalite/Granodiorite)
Orbicular Quartz Diorite / Tonalite
Limestone (Weathered)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3)
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine or synthetic glass
Citrine (quartz, SiO₂) is the leading natural possibility; visual identification is uncertain from the photograph
Polished botryoidal jasper/chalcedony (likely ocean jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Brown chalcedony (likely jasper or petrified wood fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration likely from iron oxides
Tumbled orange chalcedony or common opal
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly hydrated silica opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Tumbled brown stone, possibly chert or iron-stained quartzite
Indeterminate from photograph; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled fossil shark tooth pendant
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Otodus or Carcharhinus; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image
Vesicular basalt (likely scoriaceous basalt)
Mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine; commonly iron-rich volcanic glass
Polished greenstone/serpentine pebble (probable)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile); possible accessory olivine or chlorite
Tumbled blue-gray mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dumortierite quartz, sodalite, or dyed stone
Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image
Black glassy volcanic rock, likely scoria or obsidian
Vesicular basaltic scoria (probable); possibly dark obsidian
Likely rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Amethyst crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Polished turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the photo
Chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible iron-oxide staining
Polished orbicular basalt (likely)
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; dark circular features may be amygdales or orbicules
Tumbled coral fragment (likely white calcitic coral)
Calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃); exact coral genus cannot be determined from the image
Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly common opal)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; pale portions may include hydrated silica opal, SiO₂·nH₂O
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Polished green-and-white stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (interlocking actinolite–tremolite)
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)
Serpentine
Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Limestone
Calcite (CaCO3)