Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly agate/geode material)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
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Botryoidal chalcedony (possibly agate/geode material)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Red Agate Sphere (or Banded Jasper/Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Diorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Weathered granite boulder
Granite, a quartz–feldspar-rich intrusive igneous rock
Iron-rich concretion (likely limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate; commonly hydrated iron oxides, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Rounded conglomeratic river pebble
Polymict conglomerate (lithified gravel), composition uncertain from image
Weathered quartz-rich river pebble
Likely altered granite or granitic gneiss, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides
Red garnet-bearing metamorphic rock
Almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), likely in mica schist or quartz-rich matrix
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Vesuvianite, Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4
Black granite (likely polished gabbro or diabase)
Granitoid rock dominated by feldspar, quartz, and dark mafic minerals; exact identification requires testing
Graywacke (River Cobble)
Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Yellow Chert (Chert / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Microcrystalline Quartz)
Blue-green tumbled mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly chrysocolla, turquoise, or azurite–malachite material
Mixed sedimentary rock and mineral specimens
Predominantly limestone, chert, sandstone, and iron-oxide-bearing clasts; exact identification requires testing
Mixed polished gemstone and mineral collection
Primarily quartz varieties (SiO₂), plus probable aventurine, rose quartz, amethyst, agate, jasper, serpentine, feldspar, and possibly dyed or man-made glass pieces
Mixed gravel and mineral fragments
Polymictic unconsolidated sediment; likely quartz, feldspar, chert, mica, and lithic fragments
Orange-brown rock fragment, likely iron-stained sandstone
Quartz-rich sandstone with iron-oxide staining (tentative visual identification)
Granite
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Tumbled pink granite or feldspar-rich pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica, though the specimen may be pink orthoclase feldspar
Granite Pebble
Granite
Gabbro
Gabbro
Quartz Pebble with Jasper and Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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
Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
Mixed rock and mineral specimens
Multiple unidentified silicate rocks and minerals; likely quartz-bearing material, feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide-bearing stones
Weathered quartz-rich metamorphic rock
Likely quartzite or quartz-veined schist; predominantly SiO₂ (quartz) with possible feldspar, mica, and iron-oxide minerals
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Hydroxide impurities, SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Tumbled Stones (various)
Mixed Silica-based Minerals (primarily Quartz and Chalcedony)
Mixed collection of rocks and minerals
Assorted specimens; visible pieces may include quartz, feldspar, jasper, and other common minerals, but individual identification is uncertain from the image
Mixed rock and mineral collection; individual pieces are too small and indistinct for reliable identification
Undetermined; several specimens appear to be common silicate rocks or minerals
Mixed rock fragments, likely iron-stained quartz-rich material
Indeterminate mixture; visible pale fragments may be quartz or feldspar, with iron-oxide staining (goethite/limonite)
Mixed polished stone and mineral collection
Several small, tumbled specimens; individual species cannot be identified reliably from the image
Mixed collection of polished pebbles, including probable fossiliferous limestone
Unidentified sedimentary rocks; the gray pebble with circular fossils may be bioclastic limestone
Rounded river pebbles (mixed lithologies)
Water-worn clasts; individual stones cannot be identified precisely from the image
Mixed gemstone bead bracelet
Likely rose quartz, amethyst, and possibly rhodonite or lepidolite beads
Mixed mineral and rock collection, including likely amethyst and assorted tumbled stones
Unidentified mixed specimens; visible purple quartz is likely amethyst (SiO₂)
Mixed tumbled quartz specimens
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), including rose quartz and milky/included varieties
Mixed rounded gravel and pebbles
Polymictic clasts, likely including granite, basalt, quartzite, sandstone, and schist
Mixed polished and tumbled mineral specimens, prominently amethyst
Amethyst: purple quartz, SiO₂; accompanying pieces may include jasper, agate, aventurine, tiger’s eye, and other lapidary stones