Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
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Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled dark river pebble, probably basalt
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, most likely basalt; exact identification requires testing
Angel Skin Coral
Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Shale
Fissile Clay-dominant Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O, CaO, MgO)
Iron-rich slag or limonite-bearing rock
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O); possibly industrial iron slag
Turquoise in Matrix
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
Precious Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered brown stone, possibly basalt or iron-rich sedimentary rock
Indeterminate from photograph; likely fine-grained mafic rock (basalt) or ferruginous sandstone
Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone
Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Shale creek bed
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Banded Agate (Onyx type)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Tumbled turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Greenstone / serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite and talc
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO ₂)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Rounded weathered pebble, likely sandstone or altered limestone
Indeterminate clastic carbonate/siliciclastic rock; exact identification requires a fresh surface and tests
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Limonite / Goethite Ironstone
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous iron oxide)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities and natural radiation influence)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Sandstone
Arenite (general term for sandstone)
Ammonite Fossil
Ammonoidea
Possible tektite or dark volcanic rock fragment
Uncertain; likely natural silicate glass (tektite) or basalt