Graywacke sandstone (probable)
Lithic graywacke; composition commonly quartz, feldspar, lithic fragments, and clay-rich matrix
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Graywacke sandstone (probable)
Lithic graywacke; composition commonly quartz, feldspar, lithic fragments, and clay-rich matrix
Tumbled jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chert
River Rock (Glacial Cobbles)
Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)
Mixed rounded rock and mineral gravel
Predominantly weathered basalt, quartz-rich fragments, and iron-stained silicate rocks; exact species cannot be determined reliably from the image
Asphalt / Bituminous Aggregate
Bituminous mixture (Hydrocarbon-based sediment)
Pyrite-bearing sulfide specimen
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with chalcopyrite or other iron sulfides
Rounded gray stone, likely weathered chert or quartz-rich river pebble
Chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), tentative
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O)
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Gneiss (likely garnet-bearing)
Banded orthogneiss/paragneiss; chiefly quartz, feldspar, biotite and amphibole, with possible garnet
Rounded conglomeratic river pebble
Polymict conglomerate (lithified gravel), composition uncertain from image
Polished labradorite-bearing rock
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; likely mixed with quartz and mafic minerals
Pyrite in Quartz
FeS2 (Iron Pyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Tumbled Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Petrified Wood and Mixed Rocks
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Botryoidal hematite (specular/earthy hematite)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃
Agate Bookend / Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graywacke (River Cobble)
Graywacke (Lithic Sandstone)
Yellow Chert (Chert / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 / Microcrystalline Quartz)
Conglomeratic sandstone or breccia
Lithic arkose / polymictic conglomeratic sandstone
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Agate Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony), SiO2
Pegmatite with Quartz and Feldspar
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Mixed tumbled gemstone chips
Polychrome jasper, quartz/chalcedony, feldspar, and other silicate fragments (exact identification requires testing)
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Weathered granite pebble
Granite, predominantly quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite/Magnetite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Mixed gravel and mineral fragments
Polymictic unconsolidated sediment; likely quartz, feldspar, chert, mica, and lithic fragments
Mixed tumbled stones, likely rose quartz and purple quartz/amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), including amethyst and probable rose quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Polished pink-and-gray stone, possibly granite or rhyolite
Probable felsic igneous rock; likely quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate, but exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled orbicular granite
Granite, commonly biotite–quartz–feldspar granite with orbicular or mafic enclaves
Epidote in Granite Gneiss
Epidote bearing Orthogneiss (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Red porphyritic volcanic rock, likely rhyolite or andesite
Porphyritic rhyolite–andesite; predominantly quartz/feldspar with iron-oxide staining
Mixed rounded river pebbles, likely basalt and granite
Basalt (fine-grained mafic rock) and granite/granitoid (quartz–feldspar rock)
Fuchsite Schist
Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) in Schist
Pea Gravel / River Gravel
Unconsolidated Clastic Sedimentary Aggregate
Likely quartz-bearing metamorphic pebble
Indeterminate; probable quartzite or quartz-rich gneiss with dark mica/amphibole
Weathered metallic sulfide-bearing rock, possibly pyrite-rich ore
Tentatively pyrite (FeS₂) with iron oxides and host rock; exact identification requires testing