Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
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Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper Agate (specifically Brecciated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay impurities
Nuummite
Nuummite (ortho-amphibole rock)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Amethyst (Rough)
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Clear Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized Angel Wing Shell
Cyrtopleura costata
Quartz (Milky Quartz vein fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Various mineral compositions, typically carbonate or iron oxide cemented sediment
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite
Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))
Quartz Druzy on Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Sedimentum arenaceum
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Chert (Jasper variety) with Iron Oxide staining
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Goethite/Limonite impurities
Oolite (Ooids)
Oolitic Limestone (Principal mineral: Calcite, CaCO3)
River Rock / Stream Pebble
Fluvial Clast / Rounded Sedimentary Particle
Jasper (specifically Red or Brecciated Jasper variant)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (likely Gneiss or Schist)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Greywacke (likely)
Greywacke (a type of sandstone)
Gneiss (specifically Banded Gneiss)
Gneiss
Quartz Druzy Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Gray Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)
Smoky Quartz on Feldspar (Granite Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Breccia
Breccia
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 dominant)
Agate Geode
Banded Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with Quartz crystals
Breccia
Clastic Breccia (General mineral composition depends on fragments, often SiO2 or CaCO3)
Rock Crystal Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unknown Organic Object (likely a berry or fruit)
Not applicable; this is not a geological specimen. If it were a cranberry, its scientific name would be Vaccinium macrocarpon; if a cherry, it would be Prunus avium or Prunus cerasus.
Oolitic Limestone
Oolite (Sedimentary rock composed of CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)