Sunstone (variety of Feldspar)
Oligoclase Sunstone, Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
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Sunstone (variety of Feldspar)
Oligoclase Sunstone, Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Brachiopod Fossil
Brachiopoda (Phylum); often Atrypa or Mucrospirifer genus depending on locality
Phantom Quartz with Chlorite and Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Chlorite group minerals and Hematite (Fe2O3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate mineral); general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3
Chalcedony (Banded/Mottled Variety)
Chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Likely weathered gray-green stone, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals; identification uncertain from image)
Blue Apatite
Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobita (Class), likely Phacopid or Asaphid order
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine / Antigorite
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine Group)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group)
Serpentine (possibly New Jade)
Serpentine group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group)
Pink Garnet (likely Almandine or Rhodolite)
Garnet Group (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 to Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet group species (likely Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Garnet
Garnet Group (often Pyrope or Almandine); X3Y2(SiO4)3
Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet Group, Nesosilicates (Complex chemistry, e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely milky quartz with feldspar and mica)
Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica-group minerals
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile serpentine-group minerals
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass) - SiO2 (with impurities)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile)
Serpentinite
Serpentine group minerals ((Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Vesicular Basalt (Lava Rock)
Vesicular Basalt (comprising plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene group minerals)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Bivalve Fossil (Cockle shell)
Class Bivalvia (e.g., Anadara or Veneridae family)
Basalt with Garnet inclusions
Basalt containing Nesosilicate (Garnet Group, likely Almandine Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Likely serpentine pebble
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Garnet-bearing Schist
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Mica Schist
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Perthite)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group
Mixed rounded river pebbles, likely basalt and granite
Basalt (fine-grained mafic rock) and granite/granitoid (quartz–feldspar rock)
Fossil Brachiopod Cast (Atrypa species)
Phylum Brachiopoda, Class Rhynchonellata, Order Atrypida
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite / Apatite Group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))
Potassium-Rich Silicate Clay (inferred from biological context)
Phyllosilicate group (likely Illite or Smectite within surrounding soil substrate)