Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)
Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing
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Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)
Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Chert (Common Opal/Agatized Rock)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with potential Chalcedony/Opaline silica
Gneiss
Gneiss
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide inclusions
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Blue Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Desert rose
Gypsum (selenite) rosette, CaSO₄·2H₂O
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Moss Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with dendritic inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions
Schist (Micaceous Schist)
Schist (comprising Muscovite/Biotite mica, Quartz, and Feldspar)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Chert (Green variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary composition)
Red jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Red Breccia Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite and various mineral inclusions
Limestone with Calcite
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Tumbled brecciated jasper (likely)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide-rich zones
Ferruginous Quartz (Carnelian-tinted Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Vesicular Basalt with Amygdules
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Limonite/Goethite inclusions (SiO2)
Epidote-bearing Rock / Epidote Inclusion
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) in host rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode Segment
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished River Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture
Common Opal (Green Opal)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Mixed tumbled stone collection
Assorted minerals, likely including quartz, jasper, agate, and possibly obsidian or hematite