Unidentified weathered mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely a weathered iron-rich silicate or sulfide-bearing specimen
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Unidentified weathered mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely a weathered iron-rich silicate or sulfide-bearing specimen
Fossiliferous limestone with a possible shell or trace fossil
Calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃), fossil identity indeterminate from the image
Likely brown quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly iron-stained quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite coatings
Faceted purple-blue beads, likely synthetic glass or treated gemstone
Indeterminate; possible synthetic corundum, synthetic spinel, or dyed quartz (SiO₂)
Likely weathered fossil shell or fossiliferous limestone
Indeterminate molluscan fossil, possibly a bivalve or brachiopod preserved in carbonate rock
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly granite or gneiss
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate, possibly granitic gneiss
Fossilized shell fragment
Likely calcitic or aragonitic bivalve/gastropod shell; exact taxon indeterminate
Unidentified small rounded mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartz or chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Small rough mineral specimen, likely quartz-bearing stone
Indeterminate from image; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining
Rounded river cobble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz-rich clastic rock; probable sandstone (SiO₂-rich)
Small rounded orange-brown stone, likely iron-stained quartzite or sandstone
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic or quartzitic material
Likely weathered sandstone or limestone pebble
Indeterminate sedimentary rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or calcitic limestone
Rounded river pebble, likely weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Indeterminate fine-grained lithic clast; possible sandstone (quartz-rich)
Fossil bivalve shell
Fossilized marine bivalve; exact genus/species indeterminate from the photograph
Fossil brachiopod or bivalve shell
Indeterminate fossilized shell; likely a ribbed brachiopod (Order Productida or Spiriferida)
Weathered brown rock, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/chert with iron-oxide staining
Light-colored weathered stone, possibly limestone or quartz-rich rock
Indeterminate; likely calcitic limestone (mostly CaCO₃) or quartz sandstone (SiO₂)
Rounded gray river pebble, likely fine-grained sandstone or siltstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or siltstone
Unidentified gray rock/mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich rock or a metallic sulfide-bearing specimen
Weathered metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Indeterminate foliated silicate rock; commonly quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Likely polished dark pebble
Indeterminate; possibly basalt, black jasper, or a dark sulfide-rich stone
Possible fossilized bone fragment
Indeterminate mineralized bone; taxon and age cannot be determined from the photo
Weathered dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich basalt, slag, or a sulfide-bearing mineral
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Small dark mineral or rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly mica-rich schist, biotite, or a dark sulfide mineral
Small brown mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered quartz-rich rock, ironstone, or a sulfide mineral
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; possibly a fossil shark tooth (Carcharodon/Carcharocles)
Rounded weathered pebble, likely basaltic or metamorphic
Indeterminate fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt or altered basalt
Fossilized tooth fragment, possibly a mammalian tooth
Indeterminate fossil tooth; enamel and dentine, taxon not identifiable from this fragment
Unknown dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark sulfide mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly oxidized basalt or laterite
Indeterminate; likely iron-oxide-bearing mafic rock (basaltic composition)
Fossilized shell, likely brachiopod or bivalve
Indeterminate fossil shell; possible Spiriferida brachiopod or thick-shelled bivalve
Tumbled pale green stone, likely serpentine or jade imitation
Indeterminate; possible serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Likely quartz-rich pebble
Quartz-bearing granite, granitic gneiss, or quartzite (indeterminate from photo)
Weathered sedimentary cobble, likely limestone or calcareous sandstone
Indeterminate carbonate-rich clastic rock; possibly micritic limestone or calcarenite
Fossilized turtle shell or carapace
Testudines indeterminate; shell mainly fossilized calcium-carbonate bone (apatite)
Unidentified metallic mineral or meteorite fragment
Indeterminate; possible native metal-bearing sulfide or iron meteorite fragment
Fossilized bivalve in sandstone/conglomerate
Indeterminate fossil mollusk, likely Bivalvia, preserved in lithified siliciclastic sediment
Weathered, iron-stained rock (likely sandstone or breccia)
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; possible ferruginous sandstone or weathered breccia
Rounded quartz-rich cobble, possibly quartzite or granitic rock
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially weathered granite or quartzite
Likely quartz-bearing rock or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and darker matrix