Orange chalcedony or tumbled carnelian fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/carnelian
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Orange chalcedony or tumbled carnelian fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/carnelian
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, possibly arkose or lithic sandstone
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkose or subarkose
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, likely quartzite or chert
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification requires hardness and acid tests
Quartz-rich breccia or quartzite with iron-oxide veining
Microcrystalline to granular SiO₂ (quartz), with hematite/goethite and minor feldspar or mica
Amygdaloidal basalt pebble
Vesicular basalt, locally calcite- or quartz-filled amygdales
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkosic or ferruginous sandstone
Iron-rich weathered pebble
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing rock; exact identification requires testing
Pearl
Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a preserved clam or cockle shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
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
Fossil shell fragment
Indeterminate molluscan bioclast, likely aragonite or calcite
Pale green translucent mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly fluorite, calcite, or glassy quartz
Fossil-bearing sedimentary rock, possibly fossil wood or bone
Indeterminate silicified/carbonate fossil in sandstone or mudstone
Likely dark green-gray metamorphic pebble
Indeterminate; possibly chlorite schist, serpentinite, or amphibolite
Brown Pebble (River Rock)
Indeterminate (Likely Silicon Dioxide / Quartz-rich)
Likely tumbled quartz or feldspar fragment
Quartz (SiO₂) or feldspar-group silicate
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly metasandstone
Quartz-rich metasandstone (provisional); mainly SiO₂ with minor feldspar, mica, or iron oxides
Rounded yellow-brown chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite, predominantly crystalline SiO₂, possibly micaceous or feldspathic
Polished turquoise-colored stone, likely chrysoprase or dyed agate
Uncertain; possible chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂) or turquoise (hydrous copper aluminum phosphate)