Weathered serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite and accessory minerals
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Weathered serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite and accessory minerals
Yellow Chalcedony (likely Carnelian or Yellow Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greywacke (River Pebble)
Greywacke sandstone with quartz veining
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Tumbled pink quartz (likely rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety commonly called rose quartz
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂); possibly quartzite composed predominantly of recrystallized quartz
Sandstone (likely Arkosic or Lithic Sandstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted minerals)
Sandstone (likely Greywacke or Lithic Sandstone)
Arenite / Wacke
Chert (specifically Yellow/Brown Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled jade-like stone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite: fine-grained interlocking tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Quartz-rich vein rock, likely milky quartz in weathered host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), probably with weathered feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered granite, quartzite, or rhyolite
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely colored by iron oxides
Translucent agate/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with agate-like banding
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Vertebrate Fossil Material (Apatite/Calcium Phosphate)
Tumbled brown jasper (likely iron-rich chalcedony)
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Calcareous Tufa
Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely common blue quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Polished/tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and other silicate impurities
Tumbled green-brown stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite
Jasper (Red-Brown)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
Metallic iron meteorite fragments (probable)
Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) with possible taenite
Iron-rich brown stone, possibly weathered chert or ironstone
Undetermined; likely iron-oxide-bearing silica-rich rock (chert/ironstone)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined geode
Fine-grained dark igneous rock, likely basalt
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with minor olivine and iron-titanium oxides
Tumbled dark gray stone, likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Brecciated jasper (likely red-and-cream jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; primarily cryptocrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony/quartz veining
Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)
Dark mafic rock, likely basalt
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Mica-rich schist, likely lepidolite or muscovite schist
Mica schist; predominantly muscovite KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂, possibly lithium-rich lepidolite
Granite (likely weathered granitic rock)
Granitic rock, chiefly quartz + feldspar + mica (variable composition)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled smoky quartz with iron-stained inclusions
Quartz (SiO₂), likely smoky quartz variety
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
Black Granite
Phaneritic Mafic Igneous Rock (likely Gabbronorite or Dolerite)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Likely tumbled calcite or pale limestone fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly microcrystalline limestone