Small polished or naturally worn stone, possibly quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate from the blurred image; likely quartz (SiO₂) or a pale feldspar-rich fragment
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Small polished or naturally worn stone, possibly quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate from the blurred image; likely quartz (SiO₂) or a pale feldspar-rich fragment
Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Blue Apatite
Calcium phosphate mineral, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)
Small quartz-rich pebble or rock fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or host-rock inclusions
Muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Gneiss (Pebble)
Gneiss
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Schist
Schist
Quartz (Milky / Clear Quartz Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Mixed polished rock/mineral specimens
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz-bearing material with iron-oxide staining and possibly mica-rich schist
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Tumbled White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz/Citrine Type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Likely polished basalt or iron-rich metamorphic rock
Basaltic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; exact identification requires testing
Serpentine
Serpentine group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe,Al)2O5(OH)4
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Magnetite / Iron-Rich Basalt
Magnetite bearing Mafic Rock (Fe3O4)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidote, Pink Orthoclase Feldspar, and Quartz)
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate
Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony
Fossilized bone, likely a large mammal limb bone
Mineralized cortical bone; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Tumbled Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)