Tumbled dalmatian jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with black amphibole or aegirine inclusions; commonly sold as “dalmatian jasper”
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Tumbled dalmatian jasper (likely)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with black amphibole or aegirine inclusions; commonly sold as “dalmatian jasper”
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly with fuchsite mica inclusions
Tumbled green jasper or serpentine
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possible serpentine: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished green serpentinite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor carbonate
Limonite (Ironstone Concretion)
Limonite (Hydrous Ferric Oxides mixed with Goethite)
Tumbled orange chalcedony and a gray stone disk
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); disk likely fine-grained sandstone or slate
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Dark slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Slate; chiefly fine-grained phyllosilicates, quartz, and feldspar
Dark mafic rock, likely basalt with iron-oxide veining
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly olivine, with hematite/goethite staining
Weathered sandstone or siltstone
Clastic sedimentary rock, chiefly quartz and feldspar grains cemented by silica, iron oxides, or carbonate
Dalmatian jasper
Orbicular microcrystalline quartz rock, commonly rhyolitic or volcanic-feldspar matrix with black arfvedsonite/alkali-amphibole inclusions
Flint or chert flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chert/flint
Eclogite
Eclogite (Omphacite + Almandine-Pyrope Garnet)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy likely Fe–Ni metal with silicates
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Intrusive Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Likely weathered iron-rich sandstone or laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; predominantly quartz (SiO₂) cemented or stained by iron oxides such as hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Iron-stained sandstone
Quartz arenite or lithic sandstone, variably cemented by iron oxides
Greenstone / altered mafic rock
Likely chlorite–actinolite schist or metabasalt; exact identification requires testing
Gabbro
Gabbro (composed mainly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)
Likely basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and sometimes olivine
Weathered sandstone block
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely arkose or calcareous sandstone
Chrysoprase- or serpentine-bearing quartz vein with pyrite
Quartz (SiO₂) with iron sulfide, chiefly pyrite (FeS₂), in altered Mg-rich rock; green material may be serpentine or nickel-bearing chalcedony
Polished green serpentine
Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Flint or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely gray chert/flint
Chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible opaline silica
Weathered iron-rich concretion or breccia
Goethite/hematite-bearing limonite concretion, possibly ferruginous sandstone
Weathered iron-rich sandstone or ironstone
Ferruginous sandstone, likely limonite/goethite-cemented quartz arenite
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite-rich limonite concretion (tentative)
Jasper and Greenstone Pebble
Siliceous rock / Metamorphic pebble
Rounded iron-rich pebble, likely hematite-rich sandstone or ironstone
Ironstone (iron-oxide-cemented sedimentary rock; exact mineralogy cannot be confirmed visually)
Weathered sandstone or siltstone
Clastic sedimentary rock, likely quartz-rich sandstone; exact mineralogy requires testing
Polished pale stone, likely limestone or quartzite pebble
Most consistent with micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), though the image cannot confirm mineralogy
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Weathered iron-rich rock (likely ironstone or limonite-bearing concretion)
Goethite–hematite–limonite mixture, commonly written FeO(OH) ± Fe₂O₃
Dalmatian jasper
Spotted rhyolite (commercially called Dalmatian jasper), chiefly quartz and feldspar with black aegirine/arfvedsonite inclusions
Small tumbled blue-green stone, possibly chrysocolla or turquoise
Indeterminate copper-bearing mineral; possible chrysocolla (Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) or turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony) with Epidote and Piemontite
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Conglomeratic breccia (possibly polymictic volcanic breccia)
Polymictic breccia; clasts in a fine-grained volcanic or sedimentary matrix
Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a preserved clam or cockle shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)