Likely rounded dark pebble
Indeterminate; possibly basalt, diabase, or a dark chert/river pebble
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Likely rounded dark pebble
Indeterminate; possibly basalt, diabase, or a dark chert/river pebble
Possible weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement
Likely fossilized shell or bone fragment
Indeterminate bioclast; possibly silicified/bioapatite-bearing shell or bone
Uncertain fine-grained rock or mineral-bearing specimen
Indeterminate; possible quartz- or feldspar-bearing matrix with reflective grains
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material with quartz or feldspar
Likely weathered brown rock or iron-rich mineral specimen
Indeterminate from image; possible limonite/goethite-rich material
Rounded gray river pebble
Indeterminate; likely weathered basalt, andesite, or fine-grained graywacke
Uncertain small tan mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly feldspar-rich rock or calcite
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or chert
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, possibly altered granite
Small weathered pebble, possibly limestone
Indeterminate carbonate-rich rock; likely calcite-bearing limestone
Likely weathered river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; possibly fine-grained sandstone, siltstone, or chert
River Pebble (Greywacke / Basalt Pebble)
Indeterminate Rounded Pebble (composed of quartz, feldspar, or mafic minerals)
Fossilized turtle shell fragment
Testudines indeterminate; shell bone permineralized with silica/carbonate minerals
Blue-green glassy mineral specimen, possibly chalcedony or slag glass
Uncertain; candidate minerals include chrysocolla-bearing chalcedony or copper-bearing glassy slag
Dark river-worn pebble, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible olivine and magnetite)
Tumbled purple quartzite or amethyst-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely quartzite; purple coloration may reflect iron impurities or minor amethyst
Possible blue sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃), possibly blue sapphire
Small pale pebble, possibly quartz-rich rock
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz-bearing pebble (SiO₂)
Weathered geode or concretion (uncertain)
Indeterminate; possibly a mineral-filled nodule with a weathered outer rind
Likely fossilized tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; species cannot be identified from the image
Possible ironstone concretion or weathered sulfide-bearing rock
Indeterminate from the photograph; possibly goethite/limonite-rich ironstone
Fossilized tooth, possibly a shark tooth
Indeterminate fossil tooth; species cannot be identified from this view
Likely rough mineral specimen (possibly mica-rich)
Indeterminate from the image; a mica such as muscovite or biotite is one possibility
Possible fossilized bone fragment
Indeterminate fossil bone; no species can be identified from this image
Weathered, iron-stained rock (likely metamorphic)
Indeterminate from photograph; possibly quartz-rich gneiss or schist
Small reddish-brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate; possibly iron-stained quartz or feldspar-rich stone
Small dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly biotite-rich schist, graphite, or metallic sulfide
Rounded, weathered pebble (likely quartz-rich rock)
Indeterminate from the image; possibly quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone
Unidentified rough rock fragment
Indeterminate; no diagnostic mineral or texture can be confirmed from the image
Quartz-rich sandstone or chert fragment
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz arenite or weathered chert
Tooth or bone fragment (likely animal tooth)
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; possibly a small mammal or fish tooth
Polished river pebble
Indeterminate fine-grained fluvial clast, likely sandstone or chert
Rounded iron-rich stone or concretion
Indeterminate; possibly hematite-/goethite-bearing sandstone or an ironstone concretion
Rounded greenish river pebble
Indeterminate; possibly weathered greenstone, basalt, or serpentinized ultramafic rock
Weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich granite, gneiss, or pegmatitic rock
Unidentified pale mineral or rock surface
Indeterminate from image; possibly a small quartz or feldspar grain
Possible fossilized shell or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a small brachiopod or gastropod fossil in mineralized matrix
Rounded weathered stone
Indeterminate; likely a fine-grained mafic rock such as basalt or andesite
Likely weathered metamorphic rock (possibly schist or gneiss)
Indeterminate; probable mica-rich quartz–feldspar metamorphic rock
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate (SiO₂ with feldspar minerals)
Weathered sandstone or altered volcanic rock
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar-rich sandstone, possibly tuff