Quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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Quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely black tourmaline (schorl)
Schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Clear quartz crystal (likely milky/included quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-veined dark metamorphic rock, likely schist or gneiss
Quartz-bearing mica schist/gneiss; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide staining
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (iron pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂; cubic iron sulfide
Small brown mineral fragment, possibly garnet
Unidentified; garnet is a tentative visual possibility (garnet-group silicates, X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃)
Mica schist (possibly garnet–mica schist)
Muscovite–biotite schist; chiefly quartz, feldspar, muscovite, and biotite
Garnet
Garnet group species (likely Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Iron-stained quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline or massive quartz with goethite/limonite staining
Green apatite crystal
Apatite group; likely fluorapatite, Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Quartz-rich pebble (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Likely quartz-rich rock (possibly milky quartz or quartzite)
Quartz-rich aggregate, predominantly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz
Polished banded green stone, likely serpentine or altered volcanic rock
Probable serpentine-rich serpentinite; exact identification requires testing
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron-rich quartzite or weathered ironstone
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite, an aggregate of tremolite–actinolite
Slate or thinly bedded shale
Slate; primarily fine-grained mica/clay minerals and quartz
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-veined metamorphic rock, likely schist or phyllite
Quartz-bearing mica schist/phyllite; exact identification requires closer examination
Greenstone / Greenstone Pebble
Greenschist (metamorphosed basalt or gabbro)
Quartz (massive milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, likely quartzite
Quartzite (mostly microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly quartz-rich sandstone or vein quartz
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dark slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Slate; chiefly fine-grained phyllosilicates, quartz, and feldspar