Likely weathered basalt with iron-oxide alteration
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock), chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with altered iron-bearing minerals
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Likely weathered basalt with iron-oxide alteration
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock), chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with altered iron-bearing minerals
Uncertain—likely weathered granite or quartz-rich rock
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate), tentative
Chert Breccia
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz geode with iron-oxide matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with limonite/goethite and possibly calcite
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Fossiliferous Mudstone / River Pebble
Sedimentary rock with trace fossil or inclusion
Garnet in Matrix (Schist or Quartz)
Almandine Garnet, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Likely pink-orange calcite (rough specimen)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Raw Topaz (or Smoky Quartz)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide + Iron Oxide, SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Brecciated Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) Breccia
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Chert (with Fossil Shells)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with biogenic inclusions
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky or Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone concretion (Ironstone-stained)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining (Silica-based with Iron Oxides)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Native Copper in Basalt
Cu-element in Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)
Unidentified tan-gray stone
Indeterminate from the blurry image; it may be a common silicate rock such as quartzite or granite.
Agate Geode Slice (with Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) Geode
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Milky Quartz Pebble (Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz-rich gold-bearing rock (possible quartz vein ore)
Hydrothermal quartz vein; predominantly SiO₂, with possible iron oxides/sulfides and minor native gold
Quartz vein / massive quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz with iron-oxide and possibly chlorite inclusions
Ironstone / limonitic iron-rich rock
Goethite–hematite–limonite aggregate, commonly an ironstone concretion
Small quartz crystal cluster (likely druzy quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or silicified sandstone
Quartz-dominant aggregate; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but exact identification requires testing
Clear Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Celadonite Inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with green clay mineral inclusions
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (containing (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions)
Jasper with Agate and Quartz Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz aggregate