Petrified wood
Silicified wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue
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Petrified wood
Silicified wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue
Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon dioxide)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mixed mineral and rock specimen collection
Mixed assemblage, visibly including quartz, chalcedony/agate, feldspar, mica, dark mafic rocks, and possibly calcite or gypsum
Mixed collection of common river stones
Varied lithologies, visibly including quartz-rich rock, dark mafic rock, sandstone, and purple quartz-bearing material
Mixed river stones and gravel
Polymictic alluvial clasts; individual pieces may include quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and slate
Mixed rock collection
Labeled specimens appear to include iron-rich rock, schist, basalt, serpentinite, and shale
Mixed river-worn rock collection
Uncertain; likely quartzite, sandstone, basalt, and weathered granite or gneiss
Assorted Beach Rocks and Pebbles
Various (Granite, Basalt, Quartz, Conglomerate, etc.)
Mixed stream gravel and common rock specimens
Predominantly quartz-rich granitoid, quartzite, sandstone, shale/slate, and mafic volcanic fragments; exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image
Mixed rock and mineral specimen collection
Mostly undetermined from the photograph; apparent quartz-rich rocks, sandstone, granite/gneiss, and possibly iron-oxide-bearing specimens
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Mixed lithologies; likely quartz, feldspar, basalt, granite, chert, sandstone, and metamorphic rocks
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and River Rocks
Mixed Decorative Stones (predominantly Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 variants)
Wishing Rock (Quartz Vein in Host Rock)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) vein in various host rocks
Unidentified brown rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; likely a weathered iron-rich lithic fragment
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, SiO₂; trigonal crystal system
Quartz (likely milky or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz crystal cluster
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Red coral (coral beads)
Precious coral, usually Corallium spp.; composed primarily of calcium carbonate (calcite)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled clear quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small quartz-rich mineral fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mica
Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate fluoride, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)