Weathered granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
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Weathered granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Mixed Gravel and Pebbles
Polylithic Alluvial Aggregate
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, Micas)
Conglomeratic breccia (polymict volcanic breccia)
Polymict volcaniclastic breccia; clasts likely basaltic/andesitic rock in a dark matrix
Sodalite and Calcite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodalite) and CaCO3 (Calcite)
Jasper and Basalt (Mixed Breccia or Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferromagnesian silicates
Agate (Lake Superior Agate variant)
Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polymictic conglomerate
Conglomerate; clast-supported polymictic conglomerate in a dark matrix
Rounded river pebble
Likely lithic sandstone or weathered quartz-rich rock; exact identification requires testing
Conglomeratic breccia
Clast-supported polymictic conglomerate/breccia, cemented by silica- or carbonate-rich matrix
Mixed river gravel (alluvial conglomeratic sediment)
Polymictic alluvium; composition includes quartz, feldspar, chert, granite, basalt, and metamorphic rock fragments
Bauxite
Aluminium ore (Hydrated aluminium oxides AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Sandstone with Desert Varnish
Arenite with Ferromanganese patina
Tumbled black tourmaline (likely schorl)
Schorl, sodium–iron tourmaline: NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Granite Pebble
Granite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Lunar Meteorite
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Plutonic Rock
African Turquoise
African Turquoise (a trade name for Jasper, a variety of Chalcedony: SiO2)
Tumbled purple-blue corundum, possibly sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃); blue-to-purple varieties are sapphire
Rounded porous volcanic rock (likely scoria)
Scoria, vesicular basalt
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Jasper-Quartz Conglomerate / Chert
Siliceous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly hematite-bearing chert
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely mixed with silica and iron oxides
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Quartz-bearing rock fragment
Likely milky quartz with iron-oxide staining and possible host-rock minerals; exact identification is uncertain from the image.
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Multiple specimens; visible examples may include quartz (SiO₂), amethyst (quartz), calcite (CaCO₃), and dark mafic rocks
Conglomerate
Polymictic conglomerate, likely carbonate-cemented
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Polymict conglomerate (pebble conglomerate)
Clastic sedimentary rock; rounded pebble and granule clasts in a finer-grained matrix
Polished granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely mica schist
Mica schist; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and mica, likely muscovite/biotite, with possible feldspar
Diorite (River Rock/Cobble)
Intermediate Plutonic Igneous Rock (Diorite)
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Banded Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Mixed Gemstones and Minerals
Mixed Silicates and Oxides (Quartz/Amethyst, Aventurine, Sodalite, Chert, Jasper)
Carnelian and Mixed Agates
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron Oxide impurities)
Pink and Green Tourmaline (Tumbled)
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Gray granite or granitic gneiss gravel
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (exact identification is uncertain from the photograph)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock containing plagioclase, quartz, and K-feldspar)
Sodalite
Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)