Likely weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Probably limonite/goethite-bearing material; exact identification requires testing
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Likely weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Probably limonite/goethite-bearing material; exact identification requires testing
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Rock (Invertebrate Fossil in Matrix)
Fossiliferous limestone or shaly matrix containing skeletal fossil remains
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished agate fragment
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely brecciated or banded agate
Red Sandstone
Clastic Sandstone (typically Quartz-rich with Iron Oxide)
Small quartz-rich rock fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly in a feldspar-bearing granite fragment
Chert (specifically Chalcedony/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Oyster shell fragment
Ostreidae shell; primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Likely slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Slate; predominantly microcrystalline quartz, mica, and clay minerals
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Calcium Carbonate with Crinoid Stem Fossils (CaCO3)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Blue Quartz (or Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Crocidolite or Dumortierite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely sandstone or weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly laterite or limonite-bearing sandstone
Iron oxides/hydroxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), with a probable silicate or clay matrix
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Breccia
Breccia - Clastic sedimentary rock
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Vertebrate Fossil (Hydroxyapatite replaced by Minerals)
Basalt Fragment
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Yellow-brown quartz/chalcedony fragment
Quartz, SiO₂; likely microcrystalline chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Breccia
Breccia (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite
Feldspar-rich igneous rock, likely granite or gneiss fragment
Granite-like quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Blue Lace Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Kimberlite
Ultramafic igneous rock
Moldavite
Moldavite (Silica-rich glass, SiO2 + Al2O3)
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and minor mica/iron oxides
Waterworn Pebble / Quartzite
Metamorphic/Sedimentary rock fragment
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing