Polished serpentine-rich stone
Serpentinite, primarily serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
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Polished serpentine-rich stone
Serpentinite, primarily serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Blue sodalite-bearing rock (likely sodalite rough)
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂, possibly in syenite or lapis-lazuli-like matrix
Weathered river pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or quartzite
Indeterminate; probable quartz (SiO₂)-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Likely serpentinite or serpentinized ultramafic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with magnetite and minor olivine/pyroxene
Rounded greenstone cobble
Likely greenschist or altered basalt; composition commonly chlorite, epidote, actinolite, albite, and quartz
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Polished orbicular gabbro tower
Gabbro, likely orbicular/pegmatitic variety; mainly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible amphibole, olivine, and magnetite
Brown chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony and iron-oxide staining
Dark metamorphic rock, likely biotite schist or hornblende-bearing gneiss
Probable mica schist/amphibolite; composition may include biotite, amphibole, quartz, feldspar, and iron oxides
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained milky quartz or quartzite
Gold-bearing pyrite-rich rock (iron pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂, likely in a quartz- or sulfide-rich matrix
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite or milky-quartz vein material
Quartzite (dominantly SiO₂), possibly quartz-vein breccia with iron-oxide staining
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, likely pegmatite or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide/hydroxide staining; possibly weathered granite pegmatite
Red Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock (primarily K-feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite)
Red Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High Potassium Feldspar)
Rhyolite
Extrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or chert
Polished dark green stone (likely serpentine or greenstone)
Serpentine-group mineral aggregate, commonly antigorite/lizardite; identification is uncertain from the image
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Weathered conglomeratic or breccia cobble
Lithified polymictic conglomerate/breccia, likely iron-stained siliciclastic rock
Scoria (vesicular volcanic rock)
Scoria; mafic to intermediate vesicular volcanic rock, commonly basaltic or andesitic
Likely serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with magnetite and chlorite
Basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich clastic sandstone, possibly arkose or lithic sandstone
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone or ironstone
Limonite/goethite-rich ferruginous sandstone; composition uncertain from the photograph
Weathered sedimentary rock, possibly sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sediment; probable quartz-rich sandstone
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone
Limonite/goethite-bearing sandstone or ferruginous conglomeratic rock
Likely weathered basalt or andesite fragment
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase ± pyroxene ± olivine
Polished greenstone pebble (likely epidote-bearing stone)
Epidote–chlorite amphibolite or altered basalt; composition likely epidote, chlorite, amphibole/pyroxene, and iron oxides
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite
Polished pink gemstone, likely dyed quartz or chalcedony
Uncertain from image; possibilities include dyed quartz (SiO₂) or chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Greenstone (likely altered basalt or serpentinite)
Chlorite–epidote amphibolite/greenschist or serpentinite; exact identification requires testing
Weathered, rounded polymictic pebble (likely volcanic or metamorphic rock)
Indeterminate; possibly altered basalt, greenstone, or epidote-bearing metamorphic rock
Small rounded pebble
Indeterminate lithic grain; likely weathered sandstone, iron-stained quartz-rich rock, or a concretion
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock (probable quartzite)
Quartzite; predominantly crystalline SiO₂, with possible mica and iron-oxide impurities
Weathered mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, possibly olivine and iron oxides
Small rounded orange-brown stone, likely iron-stained quartzite or sandstone
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone/quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic igneous rock)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz SiO2, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Dark mafic rock, possibly basalt or altered gabbro
Basaltic rock; commonly composed of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron oxides
Weathered sandstone boulder
Sandstone, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Polished brecciated jasper or iron-rich agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with hematite/goethite and possible iron oxides