Banded ironstone (likely iron-rich metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires examination of a fresh surface
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Banded ironstone (likely iron-rich metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires examination of a fresh surface
Quartzite
Metamorphic quartz rock (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Sandstone (Water-worn Cobble)
Arenite (SiO2 with CaCO3 or Fe2O3 cement)
Weathered feldspar-rich igneous rock, likely granite or granodiorite fragment
Granite–granodiorite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), plagioclase and potassium feldspar, with minor dark biotite/hornblende
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
Ferrous Slag (Iron Smelting By-product)
Fused Siliceous Slag
Weathered basalt cobble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock
Rough Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
Likely flint (dark chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)
Unidentified gray stone/concrete-like fragment
Indeterminate; likely a fine-grained carbonate or cementitious geological fragment
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag
Basalt (tentative; identification uncertain from image)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pale green-gray stone, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite (rock composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Weathered basalt (likely vesicular basalt)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with iron-oxide alteration
Chalk
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Turquoise (likely stabilized or composite)
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Bauxite
Aluminium ore (Hydrated aluminium oxides AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Quartz (Druzy/Macro-crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony pendant (likely agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); the pale bands suggest agate
River Pebble (Gneiss or Quartzite)
Metamorphic rock specimen (likely Gneiss or impure Quartzite)
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing ferruginous rock; exact identification requires testing
Leopard-skin jasper (likely orbicular jasper)
Silicified volcanic rock, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with iron-oxide staining
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of K-Feldspar, Quartz, and Plagioclase)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limpets Shell / Fossil Specimen
Patellogastropoda (Class)