Quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar/mica
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Quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining and minor feldspar/mica
Fossilized Shark Tooth or Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil (likely Carcharodon or similar genus)
Bumblebee Jasper
Carbonate-rich volcanic sediment with arsenic and sulfur inclusions
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Selachimorpha fossil (varies by species)
Polychrome Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Blue Apatite
Apatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Rounded iron-rich pebble, likely lateritic sandstone or ferruginous conglomerate fragment
Hematite/goethite-bearing ferruginous sediment; exact identification requires testing
Small marine shell fragment
Calcareous shell, primarily calcium carbonate (aragonite or calcite); exact taxon indeterminate
Biotite-rich schist (probable)
Mica schist, likely biotite–quartz–feldspar schist
Weathered ironstone pebble (likely ferruginous concretion)
Iron-oxide-cemented concretion, commonly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH))
Fossil shell fragment in sedimentary rock
Indeterminate marine mollusk shell; likely a bivalve or gastropod fossil
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides
Polished fossil tooth, likely shark tooth
Fossilized selachian tooth; possibly Otodus or a related lamniform shark
Possible weathered mica-rich metamorphic fragment
Mica schist or phyllite (quartz–mica assemblage; identification uncertain from image)
Fossil scallop shell
Pectinid bivalve fossil; likely a scallop (family Pectinidae), exact genus/species uncertain
Mica Schist or Muscovite
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite, not a mineral)
Weathered iron-rich concretion
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion, likely with quartz and clay minerals
Fossil shark tooth, likely sand tiger shark
Fossilized selachian tooth; possibly *Carcharias* or *Striatolamia*
Trilobite fossil
Trilobita (exact species indeterminable from the image)
Weathered iron-rich mineral concretion
Likely limonite/goethite concretion (hydrated iron oxides), possibly a weathered ironstone fragment
Ammonite fossil
Ammonoidea (coiled cephalopod fossil; exact genus indeterminate)
Yellow-brown jasper (likely iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), varieties of chalcedony/chert colored by iron oxides
Fossiliferous Chert Nodule
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz) with fossil inclusions
Likely yellow jasper or iron-stained quartzite pebble
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides; quartzite: recrystallized quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Red jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Likely tumbled yellow jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Honey-colored quartz-rich stone, possibly chert or chalcedony
Microcrystalline silica (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph
Tumbled orange-and-white jasper or brecciated chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained jasper; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-oxide-bearing chert/jasper
Likely milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small brown quartz-rich pebble, possibly chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), tentative
Possible tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably mixed with iron oxides
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide-rich matrix or veining
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; mainly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled yellow jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Polished red jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Weathered iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possibly quartz-rich chert