Mixed mineral and shell specimen assortment
Primarily unidentified quartz-/feldspar-like pebbles with possible dark basalt or iron-rich fragments; white pieces may include shell or calcite
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Mixed mineral and shell specimen assortment
Primarily unidentified quartz-/feldspar-like pebbles with possible dark basalt or iron-rich fragments; white pieces may include shell or calcite
Pistachio-green and dark mineral-bearing rock, possibly serpentine with dark inclusions
Undetermined; the image is insufficient for reliable species-level identification
Dalmatian jasper (often sold as Dalmatian stone)
Quartz-bearing microgranular felsic rock, commonly an altered rhyolite or related volcanic rock with black aegirine/arfvedsonite-group inclusions
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
Pyrite Sun (Pyrite Dollar)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered brown rock fragment, possibly iron-rich sandstone or altered basalt
Indeterminate; likely an iron-oxide–stained silicate rock
Flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly termed chert or flint
Dalmatian jasper (likely orbicular microgranite)
Quartz–feldspar–biotite/pyroxene microgranite; commonly marketed as Dalmatian jasper
Dendritic Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions
Polished banded calcite/aragonite tower
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly aragonite (CaCO₃)
Small blue-green mineral or stone bead
Unidentified opaque blue-green mineral; the image is insufficient for reliable species identification
Small tumbled stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient for a definitive identification
Small rounded stone or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; likely a common quartz- or feldspar-bearing silicate fragment
Polished orbicular gabbro tower
Gabbro, likely orbicular/pegmatitic variety; mainly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible amphibole, olivine, and magnetite
Iron Slag
Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)
Unidentified purple mineral fragment
Possibly amethyst (quartz), but the image is insufficient for confident identification
Tumbled serpentine (likely nephrite-like greenstone)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly mixed with tremolite-actinolite
Tumbled serpentine or chlorite-rich pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly chlorite or greenstone
Uncertain dark gray-brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered chert, serpentine, or iron-stained quartzite
Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite
Likely dyed magnesite (MgCO₃) or howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅); identification is uncertain from the image
Dalmatian jasper
Quartz-bearing, orbicular microcrystalline silica (commonly sold as “Dalmatian jasper”; often an altered porphyritic igneous rock)
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dalmatian jasper
Orbicular rhyolite, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; quartz- and feldspar-rich volcanic rock with dark amphibole/biotite inclusions
Weathered greenish-brown rock, likely serpentinized ultramafic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with olivine, pyroxene, magnetite, or carbonate
Possible green tourmaline (small rough crystal fragment)
Possibly elbaite, Na(Li₁.₅Al₁.₅)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₄; identification is uncertain from the blurry image
Tumbled brown-and-black stone, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron oxides
Weathered greenish rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly epidote- or chlorite-bearing altered silicate rock
Sphalerite with quartz
Sphalerite (ZnS), associated with quartz (SiO₂)
Polished purple chalcedony (likely lavender agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety, possibly naturally iron- or manganese-colored
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Granite (Fine-grained)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Copper-bearing rock, likely native copper in a weathered matrix
Native copper (Cu), tentatively with copper sulfide/oxide minerals
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, and brucite
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica inclusions