Granite Cobble
Plutonic Granite
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Granite Cobble
Plutonic Granite
Graphite Schist
C (Carbonaceous Schist)
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
Raw ruby (likely corundum)
Corundum, Al₂O₃; red varieties are ruby
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8) inclusions
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
Ironstone concretion (possibly a pyrite-bearing concretion)
Iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary concretion; exact mineral composition cannot be confirmed from the photograph
Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown
Polished amber
Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)
Hag Stone
Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite
Likely dyed magnesite (MgCO₃) or howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅); identification is uncertain from the image
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Unidentified purple mineral fragment
Possibly amethyst (quartz), but the image is insufficient for confident identification
Serpentinite
Serpentinite, a rock composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
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
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Limestone or Sandstone Cobble
Sedimentary rock (Calcium carbonate or Quartz based)
Weathered greenish-brown rock, likely serpentinized ultramafic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with olivine, pyroxene, magnetite, or carbonate
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
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)
Ironstone concretion
Iron-oxide-cemented sediment, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Iron Slag
Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)
Potassium feldspar
Orthoclase or microcline; KAlSi₃O₈
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
Painite
Painite, CaZrAl₉O₁₅(BO₃)
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)
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
Serpentine-rich rock (likely antigorite serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals such as antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile
Polished dark-blue cabochon, possibly blue sodalite
Undetermined; blue sodalite is a possible identification (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂)