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
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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
Tumbled carnelian agate (likely quartz-rich chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Mineral composition: Lazurite, Calcite, Sodalite, and Pyrite)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Quartzite (with Quartz Veining)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sand Grain (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony / Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert with Calcite Veins
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) intrusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Agate Geode / Nodular Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Likely pink feldspar-rich granite or pegmatite fragment
Uncertain from the image; possibly potassium feldspar (orthoclase/microcline) with quartz
Banded stromatolite (probable fossil limestone)
Microbial carbonate; commonly composed chiefly of calcite (CaCO₃), often classified as stromatolitic limestone
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Fossilized Brachiopod
Brachiopoda (Phylum), likely Order Spiriferida or Rhynchonellida
Quartzite River Cobble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Conglomerate (pebble-to-cobble gravel)
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-supported conglomerate in a sandy or silty matrix
Riverstone (Quartzite Pebble)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Sodium aluminum silicate with sulfur (main component: Lazurite [(Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2])
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Sphalerite with Galena
Zinc Sulfide ((Zn,Fe)S) and Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Orthoceras fossil
Orthoceras regulare (Cephalopoda, Orthocerida)
Botryoidal Chalcedony Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz Vein / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed mineral and rock specimens
Undetermined assortment; individual pieces may include quartz, feldspar, mica, and other common minerals
Breccia
Polymictic volcanic breccia (likely basaltic-andesitic matrix)
Faceted gemstones, likely mixed small sapphires or spinel
Corundum (Al₂O₃) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄); exact identification requires testing
Fancy Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Gneiss
Felsic banded gneiss, chiefly quartz–feldspar–mica
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (likely Sandstone or Mudstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Matrix
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate/Chert Nodule)
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Botryoidal Chalcedony in Geode/Vug
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lunar Feldspathic Breccia
Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Regolith Breccia)
Banded gneiss
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Foliated gneiss, possibly migmatitic gneiss
Gneiss; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica (biotite/muscovite), with possible amphibole
Quartz Vein in Rhyolite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in extrusive igneous rock