Biotite granite (weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica
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Biotite granite (weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Fossilized Ripple Marks or Stromatolite
Sedimentary ripple mark imprint / Biosedimentary structure
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biomicrite / Fossiliferous Limestone (CaCO3)
Brain Coral Fossil
Family Mussidae or Merulinidae (Order Scleractinia)
Fossil Brachiopod or Mollusk Cast
Phylum Brachiopoda / Mollusca internal mold
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Chert (containing Iron Oxide spots)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (CaCO3)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Phylum Brachiopoda (Calcium Carbonate/Silica replacement)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Quartz Sandstone
Quartz Arenite
Iron-rich sandstone or weathered ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite and goethite
Polished blue calcite sphere (tentative identification)
Calcite, CaCO₃; blue color generally results from trace impurities or inclusions
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate)
Mica-rich Sandstone or Micaceous Schist Weathering
Micaceous Schist (Muscovite-Quartz composition)
Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous)
Lithified plant matter (Carbon)
Fossilized Coprolite
Coprolite (fossilized feces)
Fossiliferous Chert or Limestone
Sedimentary rock containing fossilized marine invertebrates (likely crinoid stems or bryozoans)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Red Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3 staining)
River Cobble (Quartzite or Sandstone)
Arenite or Meta-quartzite (SiO2 composition)
Fossilized Rugose Coral
Order Rugosa (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzite texture)
Arenite (SiO2 secondary)
Calcite-rich limestone, possibly fossiliferous
Limestone composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃), potentially containing a fragmentary fossil or calcite-filled structure
Fossiliferous Limestone (Pink/Red)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Bioclasts
Polished fossiliferous limestone, likely crinoidal or coral limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), fossiliferous carbonate rock
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Sandstone (likely Arkosic)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with Feldspar)
Siltstone or Mudstone
Siltstone (composed primarily of silt-sized particles)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Tumbled tan pebble, likely sandstone or chert
Uncertain; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-bearing)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)