Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
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Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Small white crystalline mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly calcite or quartz
Small pale mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz or calcite
Bivalve Fossil (Internal Mold)
Class Bivalvia (Indeterminate genus)
Likely small metallic meteorite fragments
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
Iron-stained quartz or chert fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline quartz/chert with limonite staining
Pale-green schist fragment
Chlorite–sericite schist, possibly containing epidote or actinolite
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely iron-oxide-stained (SiO₂-dominant)
Rounded brown sandstone or weathered river cobble
Likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Quartz-bearing dark rock, possibly hornfels or basalt
Probable quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification requires testing
Polished sedimentary pebble, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominant), possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Tumbled sandstone or weathered limestone pebble
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or calcarenite/limestone (CaCO₃)
Iron-rich weathered rock, possibly goethite/limonite-bearing sandstone or ironstone
Limonite (hydrated iron oxides; chiefly goethite, FeO(OH), with hematite, Fe₂O₃)
Unidentified gray-brown stone
Likely fine-grained quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is not possible from this close, blurred image
Quartz-bearing rock fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining and possible host-rock grains
Fossil fish specimen
Fossilized fish vertebrate, likely an articulated fish impression; exact taxon indeterminate
Likely tumbled yellow-orange mineral or glassy stone
Indeterminate from photograph; possibilities include yellow jasper, calcite, agate, or dyed quartz
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz aggregate, SiO₂, possibly quartzite or silicified rock
Weathered iron-rich stone, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely stained by iron oxides/hydroxides
Weathered river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone/quartzite; exact composition cannot be confirmed from the image
Likely weathered porphyritic igneous rock
Provisional identification: altered basaltic-andesite or rhyolite; exact mineralogy cannot be confirmed from this close, flash-lit image
Weathered quartz-rich pebble
Likely milky quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich vein fragment
Weathered iron-rich quartzite or chert nodule
Quartzite/chert, predominantly microcrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone
Flagstone, likely weathered sandstone or limestone
Layered clastic carbonate rock; exact mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
Dark mafic igneous rock, likely basalt or gabbro
Basalt–gabbroic rock; mainly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine or magnetite
Decorative opal-like turtle mosaic
Likely imitation or assembled opal material; exact stones cannot be confirmed visually
Yellow quartz fragment (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Likely yellow jasper or iron-stained quartzite pebble
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides; quartzite: recrystallized quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartzite or quartz-rich sandstone; predominantly SiO₂
Possible iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite/hematite-bearing limonite concretion (tentative)
Likely sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone (indeterminate variety)
Fossil brachiopod shell
Brachiopoda; exact genus/species indeterminate
Small rounded light-colored mineral pebble
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, or calcite
Tumbled white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly milky quartz or calcite
Fossil brachiopod shell
Brachiopoda indeterminate; possibly a strophomenid or spiriferid
Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar
Indeterminate Mammalia; mineralized dentine and enamel
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Speckled rounded stone, possibly basalt or diorite
Indeterminate mafic/intermediate igneous rock; likely fine-grained basaltic or dioritic material
Likely weathered quartz-rich pebble
Uncertain; possibly granite or quartz-bearing volcanic rock
Rounded river pebble
Unidentified fine-grained clastic rock, possibly sandstone or mudstone
Likely black cabochon gemstone pendant
Uncertain; possibly black star sapphire, black spinel, or obsidian