Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
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Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Yellow Jade (Quartzite Jade)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz-rich rock with iron-oxide/hydroxide coatings (hematite/goethite); exact host rock undetermined
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Quartz (Gravel Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Bauxite (Laterite)
Hydrated aluminum oxides (Al2O3·nH2O)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Tumbled brecciated jasper (likely iron-stained quartz/chalcedony)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Rounded river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or weathered granite
Indeterminate lithic clast; probable quartz–feldspar aggregate with iron-oxide staining
Chalcedony on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond and Sapphire
Carbon (Diamond, C) and Aluminum Oxide (Sapphire, Al2O3)
Sandstone (lithic wacke)
Arenite / Lithic Wacke (mostly SiO2 with rock fragments)
Petrified Wood
Agatized or Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Iron-rich sandstone concretion
Ferruginous sandstone, cemented chiefly by iron oxides (such as goethite and hematite)
Serpentinite
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron oxides and chalcedony
Milky quartz vein material
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely pale agate or common opal)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly hydrated silica, SiO₂·nH₂O, if opal
Possible fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate material; mineralized hydroxyapatite replaced or coated by silica/carbonate
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil
Weathered granitic rock fragment
Likely granite or granodiorite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or chert
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartzite matrix; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Micaceous Schist
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a sedimentary or volcanic shell
Sandstone with Iron Staining
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe-oxide impurities)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz vein in Host Rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Lithic Matrix
Painted Sandstone Cobble
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone base)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Greenschist
Greenschist metamorphic rock
Likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., lizardite, antigorite, or chrysotile)