Dark gray fine-grained rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, often with minor olivine and magnetite
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Dark gray fine-grained rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, often with minor olivine and magnetite
Weathered iron-rich rock (probable laterite or limonite-bearing stone)
Goethite–limonite mixture, commonly written FeO(OH)·nH₂O, with possible quartz and clay minerals
Biotite-rich schist
Mica schist; predominantly biotite mica with quartz and feldspar
Tumbled yellow-green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Gossan with Copper Carbonate (Chrysocolla/Malachite)
Ferruginous Oxide (Gossan) with Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Rounded greenstone cobble
Likely greenschist or altered basalt; composition commonly chlorite, epidote, actinolite, albite, and quartz
Tumbled green-brown stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite
Tumbled greenstone (probable serpentinite)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with chlorite, magnetite, or talc
Tiny rounded brown mineral grain
Indeterminate; possibly iron oxide, garnet, or a weathered sulfide grain
Veined metamorphic cobble, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite/lizardite with magnetite and cross-cutting quartz or calcite veins
Blue-gray tumbled stone, likely labradorite or blue-gray feldspar
Plagioclase feldspar, possibly labradorite (NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Iron-rich laterite or weathered ironstone pebble
Goethite–hematite-rich ferruginous duricrust; commonly approximated as FeO(OH) and Fe₂O₃
Small rounded pebble
Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered quartzite, sandstone, or chert
Banded amphibolite (hornblende-rich metamorphic rock)
Amphibolite; predominantly hornblende ± plagioclase, with possible biotite and quartz
Polished green-inclusion stone, likely chlorite-included quartz
Quartz (SiO₂) with chlorite inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Rounded river pebble (likely weathered granite or metamorphic rock)
Indeterminate; possible granitic or quartz-rich lithology
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Schist (likely Mica Schist)
Mica Schist
Brown chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron-oxide staining
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
Banded Gneiss (with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of varying mineralogy)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Greenstone (Metabalt)
Chlorite-actinolite schist (Greenstone)
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite-Garnet rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Mixed River Pebbles
Clastic Sedimentary Alluvial Deposit / Polymictic Conglomerate Clasts
Raw green calcite (likely)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Yellow-green aventurine or serpentine pendant
Most likely serpentine-group mineral (magnesium silicate), possibly quartz-rich aventurine
Tumbled gray stone, likely serpentinite or weathered basalt
Tentatively serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals); identification is uncertain from the photograph
Serpentine-rich greenstone (probable serpentine/soapstone fragment)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly minor talc, chlorite, and carbonate
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica inclusions
Polished labradorite
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Polished serpentinite pebble
Serpentinite; primarily serpentine-group minerals (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4), with possible magnetite and talc
Polished pink-and-green feldspar-bearing rock, likely unakite or aventurine granite
Unakite-like epidote–feldspar–quartz aggregate; composition commonly K-feldspar + quartz + epidote
Serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with dark magnetite or chromite and pale carbonate/talc possible
Dragon Blood Jasper
Quartz (SiO2) with Epidote and Piedmontite inclusions
Tumbled brown chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony
Painted Garden Rock
Coated Siltstone or Mudstone