Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
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Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
Mixed river gravel (alluvial conglomeratic sediment)
Polymictic alluvium; composition includes quartz, feldspar, chert, granite, basalt, and metamorphic rock fragments
Mixed Gravel and Pebbles
Polylithic Alluvial Aggregate
Yellow Quartzite River Cobble
Meta-quartzite (SiO2 with iron oxide staining)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
River Quartzite Slik
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (with Quartz Veining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss Pebble
Gneiss
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
River Pebble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Metamorphic rock aggregate
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon/sphere)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn with accessory minerals (Pyrite, Calcite)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)
Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)
Quartzite Pebble
Meta-quartzite (SiO2)
Gneiss
Felsic banded gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica
Mixed Tumbled Rocks and Minerals Collection
Mixed Minerals and Rocks (Quartz, Feldspar, Jasper, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Fluorite, etc.)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Rock (SiO2 dominated)
Epidosite (Unakite-related)
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Gemstone Ring
Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Composition: SiO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4)
Quartz Sand Grain / Micro Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
SiO2 (Quartz-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Quartzite River Rock
Metamorphic Rock (Quartzite)
Serpentine (polished/tumbled)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphic rock primarily composed of Calcite (CaCO3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Ventifact
Eolian Ventifact (often composed of basalt, chert, or quartzite)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed of feldspar, quartz, and mica)
Basalt
Basalt
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Quartz Vein in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock