Pietersite
Silicolite (brecciated tiger's eye with hawk's eye)
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Pietersite
Silicolite (brecciated tiger's eye with hawk's eye)
Jasper / Agate with Petrified Wood Inclusion
SiO2
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Polished carnelian jasper / brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony with iron-oxide pigments and opaque jasper fragments
Agate (Brecciated / Moss Agate with Jasproid Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Connemara Marble
Calcitic Marble / Serpentinite composite
Mixed stream gravel and common rock specimens
Predominantly quartz-rich granitoid, quartzite, sandstone, shale/slate, and mafic volcanic fragments; exact species cannot be determined confidently from the image
Conglomerate (pebble-rich rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded pebble- to gravel-sized clasts cemented in a finer matrix
Likely marble or crystalline limestone
Calcite-rich marble (CaCO₃); image-based identification is uncertain
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Slag Glass / Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Glass
Variscite (or potentially a turquoise/variscite matrix cabochon, or an impression jasper)
AlPO4·2H2O (Variscite) or related phosphate/silicate material depending on exact composition
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Mixed river pebbles (gravel)
Polymictic alluvial gravel; diverse clasts, likely including quartz, feldspar-rich granitoids, and metamorphic rocks
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Venetian Gold Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Gravel and Pavement Aggregates
Unconsolidated rock fragments / detrital sediments
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Assorted Decorative Tumbled Stones (Quartz, Sodalite, Aventurine, Calcite)
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (SiO2, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, CaCO3)
Mixed mineral and rock specimens
Undetermined assortment; individual pieces may include quartz, feldspar, mica, and other common minerals
Mixed mineral and shell specimen assortment
Primarily unidentified quartz-/feldspar-like pebbles with possible dark basalt or iron-rich fragments; white pieces may include shell or calcite
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Biological Specimen (Domestic Dog)
Canis lupus familiaris
River Pebbles (including Granite and Basalt)
Mixed Igneous Rocks (Granite, Basalt)
Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
General Gravel (River Rock/River Stones)
Mixed Lithic Sediments (Conglomerate Clasts)
Quartz with impurities or Host Rock
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with mixed silicates
Dalmation Stone
Peralkaline Rock (mixed silicate minerals)
Gossan (Iron Cap)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O mixed)
Tiger Iron
Mixed Quartz, Hematite, and Tiger's Eye
Gold dust/flakes with black sand
Gold (Au) mixed with Magnetite/Hematite
Mixed Mineral Collection (Quartz, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Pyrite, etc.)
Mixed Silicates and Sulfides (SiO2, FeS2)
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)
Mossy Rock
Mixed lithology rock with Bryophyta (moss)
Migmatite
Migmatite (Mixed metamorphic-igneous rock)
Silver (Sterling Silver Jewelry)
Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu)
Coarse-grained granite
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Weathered brown sandstone or quartzite cobble
Indeterminate sandstone; possibly quartz-rich quartzite
Likely rose quartz-bearing pegmatite
Quartz (SiO₂), probably with feldspar and iron-oxide staining