Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions
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Yellow Jasper (Iron-stained Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide (Limonite/Goethite) inclusions
Small quartz-rich pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite or weathered granite fragment
Precious Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Travertine
Calcareous Tufa (CaCO3)
Likely dark rounded pebbles
Indeterminate; possibly basalt or a dark mafic mineral such as hornblende/biotite
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Likely vesicular basalt (scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Serpentinite (likely polished/tumbled)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile, with magnetite and accessory carbonates
Tumbled nephrite jade (likely)
Nephrite jade; fibrous amphibole aggregate, chiefly actinolite–tremolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; potentially microcrystalline chalcedony
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (consisting mainly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, and Limestone)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Weathered, iron-stained quartz-rich pebble (uncertain identification)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining and dark matrix inclusions
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Chert or quartzite pebble (tentative; mostly microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Tumbled jasper or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Chert (Cherty Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Greenstone (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; mainly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chlorite, or other altered minerals
Likely basalt fragment
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Banded Chert (River Siltstone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert Pebble with Quartz Veins
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Field Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or laterite fragment
Ferruginous concretion, likely goethite/limonite (hydrated iron oxides) in a clay-rich matrix
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Tumbled pink chalcedony (likely pink agate/jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloring
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Conglomerate
Clast-supported polymict conglomerate
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz-rich breccia or altered granite fragment
Polymineralic quartz–feldspar rock, likely hydrothermally altered granite/pegmatite
Pink-and-gray quartz-rich pegmatite, possibly rose quartz with feldspar
Quartz (SiO₂) with K-feldspar/plagioclase; likely pegmatitic granite
Gray chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz)
Chalcedony, SiO₂; likely common gray/blue-gray variety
Purple fluorite (likely cubic crystal aggregate)
Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. indet.
Travertine (Tufa)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished ammonite fossil
Ammonoidea (likely a Jurassic or Cretaceous ammonite), preserved in limestone/mudstone