Small unidentified mineral specimen
Indeterminate from image; possibly a quartz-family crystal or sulfide mineral
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Small unidentified mineral specimen
Indeterminate from image; possibly a quartz-family crystal or sulfide mineral
Fossil plant impression slab
Fossilized plant compression/impression; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Uncertain pale mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly calcite-rich material or a light-colored carbonate rock
Fossil shell fragment
Likely fossilized bivalve or brachiopod; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Likely quartz-rich pebble or weathered limestone fragment
Indeterminate; possibly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃)
Small translucent tumbled crystal or gemstone
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly citrine or glass-like chalcedony
Tumbled quartz-rich rock, possibly calcite or sandstone
Indeterminate from photograph; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized or mineral-replaced gastropod (class Gastropoda), exact genus indeterminate
Likely weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-bearing sandstone or chert with iron-oxide staining
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz-feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic or quartzitic material
Likely quartz-rich stone or pale feldspar fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈)
Fossilized coral or stromatoporoid
Calcareous coral, likely an indeterminate fossil colonial coral (phylum Cnidaria)
Unidentified brown rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; likely a weathered iron-rich lithic fragment
Tumbled beach pebble (likely quartz-rich sandstone or chert)
Indeterminate lithic clast; likely quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/chert
Small conical fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate gastropod or scaphopod shell; likely calcium carbonate (aragonite/calcite)
Fossil fish impression or partial fish fossil
Indeterminate fossilized fish; likely compressed vertebrate remains in sedimentary rock
Weathered quartz-rich cobble (probable sandstone or quartzite)
Indeterminate; likely quartz arenite sandstone, possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Likely tumbled black stone or glassy mineral
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include obsidian, hematite, or black tourmaline
Rounded pebble (likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered chert)
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartz (SiO₂)-rich lithic material
Tumbled dark stone, possibly basalt or iron-rich chert
Indeterminate; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or ferruginous chert
Fossil ammonite fragment
Ammonoidea (likely a small heteromorph or coiled ammonite; exact genus indeterminate)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or granite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, possibly granitic gneiss or quartzite
Fossilized wood or bone fragment
Indeterminate permineralized organic fossil; possibly silicified wood or fossil bone
Weathered rounded stone, likely quartz-rich sandstone or granitoid
Indeterminate feldspathic quartz rock; possibly weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Weathered brown river pebble, likely sandstone or iron-rich quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (quartz and iron-oxide cement)
Rounded weathered stone, likely quartz-rich sandstone or fine-grained volcanic rock
Indeterminate hand specimen; probable quartz–feldspar sandstone (SiO₂-rich)
Tumbled cream-colored stone, possibly quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from photograph; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossil coral or stromatoporoid fragment
Likely fossilized colonial coral; exact taxon indeterminate from image
Tumbled golden-brown stone, likely sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Indeterminate from image; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or quartzite
Weathered gray rock, possibly basalt or andesite
Indeterminate fine-grained volcanic rock; likely basaltic-andesitic composition
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic, or recrystallized quartzite
Rounded river cobble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz-rich clastic rock; possibly quartzite (mostly SiO₂)
Fossilized bone fragment
Petrified bone, mineral-replaced vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate
Likely quartz-bearing metamorphic pebble
Indeterminate; probable quartzite or quartz-rich gneiss with dark mica/amphibole
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with minor feldspar or weathering minerals
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing quartzite or altered basalt
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides such as limonite/goethite
Rounded river pebble, likely sandstone or weathered quartzite
Indeterminate lithic clast; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominant)
Brown weathered river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; likely ferruginous sandstone, mudstone, or weathered volcanic rock
Tumbled cream-colored stone, possibly calcite or quartz
Indeterminate from image; likely calcite (CaCO₃) or milky quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered, rounded polymictic pebble (likely volcanic or metamorphic rock)
Indeterminate; possibly altered basalt, greenstone, or epidote-bearing metamorphic rock
Fossil shell impression or shell-bearing limestone
Indeterminate bioclastic carbonate; likely mollusk fragment preserved in limestone or mudstone
Unidentified metallic-looking mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possible galena, magnetite, or metal-rich sulfide/ore fragment