Basalt (Weathered Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene
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Basalt (Weathered Pebble)
Extrusive mafic igneous rock; minerals primarily Plagioclase feldspar and Pyroxene
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Geode (with possible Manganese or Goethite coating)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Pyrite-bearing quartz vein rock
Pyrite (FeS₂) with quartz (SiO₂), likely in a schistose or altered host rock
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Geode form
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Basalt and Quartz pebbles
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) and Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled Black Stone
Unknown, possibly Obsidian, Onyx, or Tourmaline
Obsidian and Phantom Quartz
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + MgO + Fe3O4) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Black Obsidian and Hematite
Volcanic Glass (SiO2) and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz with Mica/Chlorite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with phyllosilicate inclusions
Jasper (specifically Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Fossil shell or shell fragment
Likely a calcareous bivalve or gastropod fragment; precise identification requires locality and microscopy
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Garnet Amphibolite (or Garnet Gneiss)
Garnet amphibolite / Garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining and matrix
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive quartz
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz–rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor dark inclusions
Rounded gray pebble, likely quartz-rich granite or gneiss
Indeterminate granitoid; commonly quartz + feldspar + mica
Milky quartz (quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with limonite/goethite staining
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear Quartz (Druzy)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Raw quartz (milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished blue-gray stone, likely labradorite or gneiss
Labradorite-bearing gneiss; plagioclase feldspar-rich rock
Weathered fossil shell fragment
Likely a fossilized bivalve or gastropod fragment; exact taxon cannot be determined from one view
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered limestone or calcareous tufa
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, primarily CaCO₃ (often micritic limestone or travertine/tufa)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz (白 quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)