Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite
Likely dyed magnesite (MgCO₃) or howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅); identification is uncertain from the image
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Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite
Likely dyed magnesite (MgCO₃) or howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅); identification is uncertain from the image
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
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered greenish-brown rock, likely serpentinized ultramafic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with olivine, pyroxene, magnetite, or carbonate
Limestone or Sandstone Cobble
Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)
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
Mixed River Pebbles
Clastic Sedimentary Alluvial Deposit / Polymictic Conglomerate Clasts
Rounded iron-rich pebble
Likely ferruginous sandstone or ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Osumilite in Granite Matrix
(K,Na)(Fe,Mg)2(Al,Fe)3(Si,Al)12O30
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)
Granite (Alkali-feldspar Granite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Primary minerals: Quartz SiO2, Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Plagioclase (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8)
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Granite (with Orthoclase and Quartz)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
Potassium feldspar
Orthoclase or microcline; KAlSi₃O₈
Serpentine-rich rock (likely antigorite serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals such as antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile
Small rounded yellow pebble, likely quartz-rich rock
Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz or chert
Small metallic meteorite-like specimen
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possibly an ordinary chondrite or terrestrial slag
Granite Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite (composition: SiO2 with KAlSi3O8)
Graphite-bearing quartz-mica schist
Graphite-rich quartz–mica schist; primarily quartz (SiO₂), muscovite/biotite, and graphite (C)
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
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)
Amazonite-bearing feldspar (likely raw amazonite)
Amazonite, a blue-green variety of microcline feldspar; KAlSi₃O₈
Green fluorite crystal
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded gneiss cobble
Gneiss, typically quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
Weathered greenish metamorphic rock, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Blue-gray tumbled stone, likely sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; identification is tentative from the photograph
Blue copper-mineral rock, likely chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate), possibly with malachite, quartz, or host rock
Polished ruby-in-zoisite (anyolite), likely
Ruby-bearing zoisite: zoisite Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH), with corundum Al₂O₃ and commonly amphibole
Green-and-gold apatite-bearing rock, possibly epidote skarn
Apatite-group mineral, commonly fluorapatite (Ca₅(PO₄)₃F), with probable epidote and quartz; exact identification requires testing
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Likely basalt or dark mafic rock fragment
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides