Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
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Possible weathered quartz-rich rock or iron-stained mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Tumbled goldstone-like quartz pebble
Likely iron-stained quartz or jasper; exact identification requires testing
Blue-green glassy mineral specimen, possibly chalcedony or slag glass
Uncertain; candidate minerals include chrysocolla-bearing chalcedony or copper-bearing glassy slag
Dark river-worn pebble, likely basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible olivine and magnetite)
Tumbled purple quartzite or amethyst-bearing quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely quartzite; purple coloration may reflect iron impurities or minor amethyst
Fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Mineralized vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate from image
Likely weathered iron-rich stone or concretion
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone, ironstone, or a weathered sedimentary concretion
Dark metamorphic rock, likely schist or slate fragment
Indeterminate foliated metamorphic rock; possibly mica schist or slate
Weathered quartz-rich rock or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz-bearing sandstone or siliceous fossil material
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, such as granite, or recrystallized quartzite
Rounded greenish pebble
Indeterminate; possibly altered basalt, greenstone, or fine-grained serpentinite
Rounded greenish pebble
Indeterminate; likely weathered quartzite, greenstone, or altered volcanic rock
Rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich river stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartzite, chert, or a weathered quartz-feldspar rock
Rounded river pebble (likely weathered sandstone or chert)
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; possible quartz-rich sandstone
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and minor mica, or quartzite
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered igneous rock
Indeterminate; possibly quartzite, sandstone, or fine-grained granitic rock
Rounded river pebbles, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz–feldspar rock; possible quartzite or arkosic sandstone
Smooth river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate quartz-rich clast; possibly quartzite (mostly SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly calcite vein fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) with carbonate minerals such as calcite (CaCO₃)
Small rounded pebble, possibly quartz-rich stone
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz-bearing silicate rock
Uncertain dark gray-brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered chert, serpentine, or iron-stained quartzite
Weathered sandstone or granitic rock fragment
Indeterminate siliciclastic rock; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely basaltic or mafic rock with iron-oxide staining
Rounded stream cobble
Lithology indeterminate; likely weathered sandstone, quartzite, or granitic rock
Unidentified metallic mineral or metal-like specimen
Indeterminate from image; possibly galena (PbS) or a metallic sulfide
Small pale stone, likely quartzite or limestone fragment
Indeterminate; possible quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)
Tumbled river pebble, likely limestone or weathered chert
Indeterminate carbonate/siliceous pebble; possible micritic limestone or chert
Likely polished brown stone or mineral fragment
Indeterminate from image; possible brown jasper, chert, or agate
Polished black-and-white pebble
Indeterminate; possibly banded agate/chalcedony or black-and-white jasper
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or granitic fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or quartz-bearing granitoid
Small tan rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartz
Fossilized tooth fragment, likely mammalian
Mineralized dentine and enamel; exact taxon indeterminate from the photograph
Ammonite fossil
Fossilized ammonoid cephalopod; likely an indeterminate Jurassic–Cretaceous ammonite
Fossil bone fragment (likely vertebrate bone)
Fossilized vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate from the photograph
Rounded reddish pebble, likely iron-stained sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone (quartz-rich) or weathered basalt
Likely small iron-rich concretion or weathered mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing material with quartz or feldspar
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary pebble
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; possibly quartz-rich sandstone
Fossilized sea-shell fragment, likely belemnite or rudist-like carbonate fossil
Indeterminate calcitic fossil in limestone; possible belemnite rostrum (Belemnitida)
Fossil coral (likely tabulate or colonial coral)
Fossilized colonial coral; exact genus indeterminate from the photograph
Likely rounded dark pebble
Indeterminate; possibly basalt, diabase, or a dark chert/river pebble
Possible weathered sandstone or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide cement