Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and minor inclusions
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Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and minor inclusions
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or gneiss
Granite–gneiss assemblage; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly migmatitic
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock fragments
Likely quartz (SiO₂) in a weathered iron-stained host rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz-rich pebble, likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide or feldspar impurities
Blue beach pebble, likely milky quartz or quartz-rich stone
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich pebble; identification is tentative from the image
Small tumbled quartz-like pebble
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chalcedony or feldspar
Quartz-rich metallic-looking pebble
Likely quartz or quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly in a weathered host rock
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly iron-stained quartzite or granitic pegmatite
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich silicate rock with iron-oxide staining (SiO₂-dominant)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, possibly milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), provisional identification
Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble (Grit)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite-actinolite-epidote schist
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone
Indeterminate; likely quartz/chert-bearing lithic clast
Bull Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich granitic rock (likely weathered granite)
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica, with possible iron-oxide staining
Magnetite-rich ironstone (probable magnetite ore)
Magnetite, Fe₃O₄, likely in a fine-grained ironstone matrix
Bornite
Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)
Likely quartz-rich stone, possibly quartzite or milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); exact rock identification is uncertain from the image
Unidentified gray stone
Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Blue Apatite
Apatite-(CaF), Ca5(PO4)3F (Calcium Fluorophosphate)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; exact identification requires testing
Coarse-grained granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Likely weathered gneiss or mica-rich schist
Foliated metamorphic rock, probably quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss/schist
Small weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or feldspar-bearing rock
Sand Grain (Silica/Quartz Grain)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
SiO2 with inclusion of AlAl6BSi3O18
Weathered gray-green pebble
Indeterminate; possibly altered basalt, serpentinite, or a greenish metamorphic rock
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene rock; exact identification requires testing)
Likely weathered blue-gray basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase + pyroxene ± olivine and iron oxides
Weathered basaltic rock
Basalt, likely amygdaloidal or altered basalt
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Milky quartz-rich rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with iron-oxide or feldspar impurities
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)