Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
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Fossiliferous Sandstone / Fossil Fragment
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Matrix with Indeterminate Fossil Material
Fossiliferous Limestone / Fossil Fragment
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with indeterminate biogenic remains
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz-rich clast; predominantly SiO₂
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered granite, quartzite, or rhyolite
Weathered conglomeratic or breccia cobble
Lithified polymictic conglomerate/breccia, likely iron-stained siliciclastic rock
Likely river-worn dark stone (possibly basalt or shale)
Indeterminate; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene), though slate/shale is also possible
Likely coral fragment or calcareous fossil
Aragonite/calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossil coral such as Pocillopora or a bryozoan
Polished black stone, likely basalt or amphibolite
Basalt (fine-grained mafic rock), possibly amphibolite; primarily plagioclase and pyroxene/amphibole
Tumbled amber-colored pebble
Likely quartz/chert or iron-stained chalcedony; exact identification requires testing
Small rounded pale stone
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich pebble, possibly quartz or light-colored feldspar
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing rock, possibly altered pyrite or mica schist
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely ferruginous sandstone or lateritic concretion
Iron-oxide–cemented sandstone; commonly dominated by quartz (SiO₂), goethite (FeO(OH)) and hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Rounded sandstone cobble
Quartz-rich sandstone (likely arkose or litharenite)
Dark green mineral specimen, possibly serpentine or epidote
Tentatively serpentine-group mineral, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, or epidote, Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH)
Fossilized bone fragment (probable large mammal bone)
Mineralized vertebrate bone; commonly hydroxyapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH), partly replaced by silica or calcite
Pyrite-bearing rock (likely pyrite schist or pyritized shale)
Pyrite (FeS₂) in a fine-grained schistose or shale matrix
Weathered sandstone or siltstone
Clastic sedimentary rock, chiefly quartz and feldspar grains cemented by silica, iron oxides, or carbonate
Blue-green tumbled stone, possibly turquoise
Unidentified opaque copper-bearing mineral; turquoise is a candidate (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O)
Rounded river pebble, likely fine-grained volcanic rock
Indeterminate from the image; possibly andesite or basalt
Small tan mineral or rock fragment (unidentified)
Indeterminate from the image; no diagnostic features are visible
Small rounded tan pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartz or quartzite (predominantly SiO₂)
Banded dark pebble (likely gneiss or banded metamorphic rock)
Indeterminate from the image; possibly banded gneiss
Small rounded mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich stone or feldspar
Tumbled brown translucent mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz/chalcedony or weathered feldspar
Dark, weathered rock fragment (possibly basalt or iron-rich stone)
Indeterminate; possible basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene rock)
Weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary cobble
Indeterminate sandstone, likely arkose or quartz arenite
Small weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limestone or altered volcanic rock
Small weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly granitic or altered feldspathic material
Small polished metallic mineral specimen
Indeterminate from image; possibly galena or hematite
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a fossil clam or cockle
Rounded gray pebble, likely quartz-rich granite or gneiss
Indeterminate granitoid; commonly quartz + feldspar + mica
Rounded yellow-brown river pebble
Indeterminate lithology; possibly weathered sandstone or chert
Trilobite fossil
Fossilized trilobite; exact genus/species indeterminate
Weathered brown sandstone or quartzite cobble
Indeterminate sandstone; possibly quartz-rich quartzite
Weathered river cobble, likely quartzite or sandstone
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/quartzite
Small quartz-rich stone, possibly granite fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and/or mica
Fossil brachiopod shell
Indeterminate articulate brachiopod; possibly a terebratulid or rhynchonellid
Sandstone with Brachiopod Mold Fossil
Sedimentary rock (Sandstone) with indeterminate Brachiopod mold
Unidentified Dark Mineral or Rock
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide or Carbon-based)
Likely tumbled gray-green stone
Indeterminate; possibly serpentinite, quartzite, or weathered basalt
Tumbled brown pebble
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone or chert
Likely polished dark stone or glassy mineral bead
Indeterminate; possibly obsidian, hematite, or a dark agate