Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
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Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Mixed tumbled gemstone collection
Varied minerals, likely including amethyst, sodalite/lapis lazuli, quartzite or aventurine, jasper, and agate/chalcedony
Coarse-grained igneous rock, likely granitic pegmatite or weathered granite
Granite/pegmatitic granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Concrete aggregate surface
Human-made cementitious composite; primarily calcium-silicate-hydrate cement with mixed silicate aggregate
Glauconitic Sandstone (Greensand)
Glauconitic Quartz Arenite (Formula: (K,Na)(Fe,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2)
Polished decorative stone spheres
Mixed material; individual spheres may be agate, jasper, quartz, or other ornamental minerals
Conglomeratic volcanic breccia
Lithic volcanic breccia, likely andesitic or basaltic
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mica
Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished brown jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety
River-rounded landscaping pebbles
Mixed alluvial gravel; commonly quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, and quartz
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified radiolarite (SiO2)
Gravel and Pebbles
Unconsolidated rock fragments (clastic sediment)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Mixed rounded river pebbles, probably quartz-rich metamorphic and volcanic rocks
Predominantly quartzite/metachert, with possible rhyolite, sandstone, and iron-stained quartz; exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite mica inclusions
Mixed polished river pebbles, predominantly quartzite and quartz
Quartzite (SiO₂), quartz (SiO₂), with possible feldspar-rich and iron-stained lithologies
Mixed Mineral Collection (with Quartz, Beryl, and host rock)
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz), Be3Al2Si6O18 (Beryl), and associated Schist/Pegmatite
Weathered quartz-rich river pebble
Likely altered granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Black granite (likely polished gabbro or diabase)
Granitoid rock dominated by feldspar, quartz, and dark mafic minerals; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled pink granite or feldspar-rich pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica, though the specimen may be pink orthoclase feldspar
Gabbro
Gabbro
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock
Rhyolitic Tuff
Rhyolitic Tuff / Pyroclastic rock
Weathered granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock
Weathered granite pebble
Granite, a quartz–feldspar–mica plutonic rock
Blue-gray granite or granitic gneiss pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite/amphibole
Tumbled granite pebble
Granite, primarily quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Polished granite cobble
Granite, typically quartz–feldspar–biotite granite
Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; primarily quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Granodiorite
Phaneritic-textured Intrusive Granodiorite
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite
Tumbled polymictic stone, likely jasper-bearing conglomerate
Siliciclastic conglomerate with microcrystalline quartz (jasper/chert) and altered volcanic or feldspathic clasts
Polymictic conglomerate
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts likely quartzite, granite, and volcanic rock in a dark matrix
Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate)
Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)