Quartz / Common Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz / Common Gravel
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serafina (Serafinite / Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg5Al)(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Glauconitic Sanstone (Glauconite)
Glauconite ((K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Mica-rich Schist fragment
Mica Schist
Sandstone / Weathered Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Quartz-rich Clastic Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with various silicate clasts)
Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Granitic Sand
Detrital sediment (predominantly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Ferruginous Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue or Swiss Blue based on color saturation)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Lepidolite with Rubellite Tourmaline
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite mica)
Fuchsite
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Greenstone)
Mafic Igneous Rock (with possible chloritic alteration)
Basalt with Calcite Veining
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Jasper
Jasper (Silica/Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Gneiss (Augen Gneiss)
Augen Gneiss
Quartz-Veined Sandstone
Quartz-veined Arenite
Basalt with Olivine and Scoria
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Chalcedony (Moonstone variant or White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron Ore / Ironstone Concretion
Mixture of iron oxide/hydroxide minerals, likely some combination of Hematite (Fe2O3), Goethite (α-FeOOH), and Limonite (a general term for hydrated iron oxides of variable composition) or potentially Bauxite (a mixture of aluminum hydroxides, often with iron oxides, (Al(OH)3) and FeO(OH)). The visual characteristics strongly suggest iron-rich material.
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Zebra Stone (Silicified Siltstone)
Silicified Siltstone with Quartz/Kaolinite inclusions
Shale (or Mudstone/Siltstone)
Sedimentary Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3 base with clay minerals)
Basalt with Weathering Crust
Extrusive mafic volcanic rock
Limonite-stained Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Dyed Quartz Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Chert (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferruginous impurities
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium and/or Vanadium impurities
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic extrusive mafic igneous rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase composition)