Fossilized shell fragment, likely bivalve
Bivalvia indet.; commonly preserved as calcite (CaCO₃) shell material
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Fossilized shell fragment, likely bivalve
Bivalvia indet.; commonly preserved as calcite (CaCO₃) shell material
Fossilized marine shell fragment
Likely a bivalve or gastropod shell preserved as calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely quartz-rich stone (possibly milky quartz or quartzite)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), or quartzite if interlocking grains are present
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Biotite Mica Schist
Metamorphic Rock containing Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Weathered rock fragment (likely granite or granitic gneiss)
Undetermined felsic rock; possibly quartz–feldspar granite
Fossiliferous limestone fragment
Calcitic limestone; mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), possibly with shell or coral debris
Fossilized bivalve shell or shell-rich limestone
Likely an indeterminate fossil mollusk; calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃), possibly preserved in limestone
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Eclipse Stone (Kabamba Jasper)
Rhyolite with Aegirine (NaFe3+Si2O6)
Conical fossil shell or shell fragment
Likely a gastropod shell fragment; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Petrified wood
Silicified wood; commonly quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) replacing organic tissue
Likely weathered fossil shell or fossiliferous limestone
Indeterminate molluscan fossil, possibly a bivalve or brachiopod preserved in carbonate rock
Feldspar (Plagioclase / Potassium Feldspar)
Feldspar Group (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Cloudy Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz vein in host rock
Quartz (SiO₂) with an unidentified host rock, possibly mica-rich metamorphic rock
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar
Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Gneissic Schist (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Fossil shell or shell fragment
Likely a calcareous bivalve or gastropod fragment; precise identification requires locality and microscopy
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Raw and Water-worn)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Feldspar–quartz–mica aggregate; probable granite (compositionally, quartz + feldspar + biotite/muscovite)
White milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered fossiliferous limestone, likely coral or shell fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), biogenic limestone; exact fossil taxon indeterminate from the image
Fossil shell fragment, likely bivalve or brachiopod
Indeterminate fossilized mollusk/brachiopod; commonly calcite (CaCO₃)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock
Fossil shell fragment, likely bivalve or gastropod
Fossilized calcium-carbonate shell; likely aragonite/calcite replaced by calcite
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky and Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)