Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Category
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Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Lunar Meteorite
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Epidote (Unakite variety)
Epidosite (Metasomatic rock containing Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Small polished gemstone chips, likely mixed quartz varieties
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly including smoky quartz and other varieties; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Weathered rounded cobble
Indeterminate lithology; likely weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Epidote in Matrix (likely Amphibolite or Gneiss)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Metamorphic Matrix
Polished brecciated jasper bracelet
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with hematite and iron-oxide inclusions
Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate), commonly with malachite and quartz
Conglomeratic breccia (polymict volcanic breccia)
Polymict volcaniclastic breccia; clasts likely basaltic/andesitic rock in a dark matrix
Chalcedony (likely carnelian or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; iron-bearing varieties produce red-orange colors
Uncertain small mineral specimen, possibly fluorite or quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate; pale green/purple material may include fluorite (CaF₂) or quartz (SiO₂)
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
Polished ruby-in-fuchsite (tentative)
Fuchsite mica with corundum (ruby), commonly in quartzite or mica schist
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Eudialyte
Eudialyte (Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2)
Likely quartz-rich metamorphic pebble
Possibly quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Quartz-bearing feldspar pegmatite (likely with mica/tourmaline)
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with dark mica or tourmaline
Granite pebble
Granite; primarily quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and dark mica/amphibole
Polished/rounded granite cobble
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Lapis Lazuli (Low-grade)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Polished granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Conglomeratic concrete or asphalt aggregate surface with dark bituminous chunks
Polymictic gravel aggregate; dark pieces likely bitumen/asphalt, not a natural rock
Diorite (River Rock/Cobble)
Intermediate Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Crushed Stone (Gravel/Aggregates)
Crushed rock aggregate (varied composition including Granite, Limestone, and Quartz)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely rose/iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂, in a coarse granitic pegmatite matrix; possibly with feldspar and mica
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Pyrite in Matrix (Healers Gold / Pyrite Egg)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) with Magnetite/Hematite matrix
Polished sodalite-bearing rock
Likely sodalite in a feldspar-rich host; exact rock identification is uncertain from the image
Quartz-rich rock fragment
Likely milky quartz with feldspar and possible mica; exact rock type is indeterminate from the image
Granite or Granitoid River Rock
Granite
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)