Mineral Group

Basalt

Extrusive igneous rock

Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely milky quartz with feldspar and mica)

Granite pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and mica-group minerals

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis lazuli (primary component: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)

Serpentine (likely antigorite-rich serpentinite)

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with dark magnetite/chromite or pyroxene inclusions

Basalt with Garnet inclusions

Basalt containing Nesosilicate (Garnet Group, likely Almandine Fe3Al2Si3O12)

Serpentinite (likely)

Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)

Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine)

Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)

Serpentine (likely serpentinite)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly with magnetite and carbonate

Fossil Bivalve Shell

Class Bivalvia (e.g., Veneriidae family)

Tumbled serpentine

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile)

Greenish rough stone, possibly serpentine or soapstone

Indeterminate from the image; possible serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals) or talc-rich soapstone

Stream-worn greenstone (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)

Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; possibly chlorite–actinolite greenstone

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)

Serpentine / Antigorite

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine Group)

Serpentine

Serpentine Group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Serpentine-rich rock

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Polished serpentine (likely antigorite or bowenite)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Garnet

Group of silicate minerals (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)

Likely polished garnet fragment

Garnet group, possibly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)

Serpentinite

Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile)

Tumbled dark-green stone, possibly serpentine

Undetermined; serpentine-group rock (predominantly serpentine minerals) is a tentative visual identification

Serpentinite

Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)

Likely polished greenstone or serpentine inlay

Serpentine-group mineral, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite jade

Rough ruby-bearing green zoisite

Ruby (corundum, Al₂O₃) in green zoisite (epidote-group mineral)

Polished pale-green stone, likely serpentine or green aventurine

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly quartz-rich aventurine

Greenstone pebble (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)

Serpentinite, predominantly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing

Spinifex Textured Komatiite

Komatiite (Mg-rich ultramafic volcanic rock)

Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)

Garnet (Group Name), Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 or Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

Tumbled serpentine or chlorite-rich pebble

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly chlorite or greenstone

Polished serpentine pebble

Serpentinite, composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., lizardite, antigorite, chrysotile)

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)

White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

Assorted polished river pebbles

Mixed lithologies, likely quartzite, chert, jasper, and weathered igneous/metamorphic rocks

Basalt

Extrusive Igneous Rock (Mafic)

Bivalve Fossil (Clam)

Class Bivalvia (e.g., Mercenaria or similar genus), composed of CaCO3 (Aragonite/Calcite)

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite / Apatite group (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Serpentinite with green serpentine inclusion

Serpentinite; serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile, with possible magnetite

Moonstone

Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a potassium aluminum silicate of the feldspar group

Dark green-black stone, possibly serpentinite

Serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals; identification from photo is uncertain)

Serpentinite pebble

Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)