Greenschist
Chlorite schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
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Greenschist
Chlorite schist (Metamorphic rock dominated by chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Wishing Stone (Basalt/Greywacke with Quartz Vein)
Basalt or Siltstone with SiO2 (Quartz) hydrothermal intrusion
River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Schist/Quartz Matrix
Clear Quartz (beads in a bracelet)
Quartz (SiO2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Secondary Minerals
Basalt containing secondary mineralization (likely Chlorite, Celadonite, or Zeolites)
Quartzite Pebble (River Rock)
Metamorphic Quartzite (predominantly SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Rhyolite)
Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic or Intermediate)
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Fossil Shark Tooth
Carcharodon sp. (likely Otodus or similar Lamniformes order)
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Green Fuchsite in Quartz (sometimes called Green Aventurine)
Fuchsite (Chrome-rich Muscovite) K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 in Quartz SiO2
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sedimentary Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Alexandrite in Matrix
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide), NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Epidote
Epidote | Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with primary clasts 0.0625 to 2 mm)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Feldspathic Granite (likely Syenite or Granite Pegmatite)
Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 dominant with SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Agate pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Dendritic Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with manganese/iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)
Healer's Gold (Pyrite and Magnetite in Schist)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) and Pyrite (FeS2) in Mica Schist
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borate Silicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Red Quartzite (likely Purple/Red variety)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide); NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fossiliferous Shale
Laminated Mudrock with plant fossils
Quartzite (Water-worn Cobble)
Quartzite (Composition: 90%+ SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)