Blue beach pebble, likely milky quartz or quartz-rich stone
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich pebble; identification is tentative from the image
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Blue beach pebble, likely milky quartz or quartz-rich stone
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartz-rich pebble; identification is tentative from the image
Weathered granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock
Polished stone sphere, possibly agate or jasper
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Schist
Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)
Likely weathered native copper-bearing rock
Unidentified copper-bearing specimen; native copper (Cu) is possible but cannot be confirmed visually
Limestone with Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely fluorite crystal fragment
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentinite or greenstone
Serpentinite (antigorite/lizardite-rich), or chlorite–amphibole greenstone
Tumbled serpentine or soapstone pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly talc-rich steatite
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Likely garnet-bearing rock
Garnet in a dark metamorphic matrix; garnet is commonly almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Polished carnelian agate cabochon
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Likely dark green jasper or serpentinite pebble
Undetermined fine-grained rock; possible serpentine-group mineral (approx. Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or jasper (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Iron-oxide-stained rock with a pale mineral vein
Likely limonite/goethite-stained quartz-bearing rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Iron-rich rock, possibly limonite/goethite-bearing quartz or weathered ironstone
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), commonly mixed with goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and quartz
Raw green calcite (probable)
Calcite, CaCO₃; green coloration may reflect inclusions or alteration minerals
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange-brown variety
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Malachite-bearing copper ore
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, likely mixed with chrysocolla, copper minerals, and iron oxides
Quartz (White/Milky Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red agate bead (likely dyed or treated)
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Massive quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Likely iron-rich volcanic rock (weathered basalt or andesite)
Indeterminate, probably weathered basalt/andesite with iron-oxide staining
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C) - Native Element
Rounded gray-green rock, likely gneiss
Gneiss (tentative; mineral composition and texture cannot be confirmed from the image)
Druzy quartz geode fragment
Quartz, SiO₂, with a coating of fine drusy crystals
Milky quartz with dark mineral inclusions
Quartz, SiO₂; dark inclusions are not identifiable from the image
Polished bumblebee jasper bead
Bumblebee jasper (trade name); chiefly calcite, aragonite, and pyrite, with variable realgar/orpiment and other minerals
Small dark mineral fragment
Undetermined; image lacks diagnostic detail for reliable identification
Unidentified pink-and-green mineral-bearing rock
Not reliably identifiable from the image; possible pink feldspar with green epidote or another green mineral
Likely raw quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), identification tentative from the image
Likely gray-green metamorphic rock fragment
Unidentified fine-grained metamorphic rock; exact identification is not possible from this small image
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)
Tumbled red chalcedony or dyed agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate; vivid color may be dye-enhanced
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz with iron staining
Predominantly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be confirmed visually
Pink feldspar (likely orthoclase)
Orthoclase, KAlSi₃O₈
Blue-green mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Ironstone (iron-oxide-rich rock)
Ironstone, composed mainly of hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH)); exact minerals cannot be confirmed visually
Rounded, banded metamorphic cobble
Likely gneiss or foliated quartz-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph.
Small gray-green tumbled stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is uncertain from the image alone