Light-colored quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Light-colored quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite–goethite aggregate, approximately FeO(OH)·nH₂O
Polished banded agate
Agate, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂; chiefly chalcedony)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Weathered iron-rich mineral concretion
Likely limonite/goethite concretion (hydrated iron oxides), possibly a weathered ironstone fragment
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Probably microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly a pale chert or quartzite fragment
Honey calcite cluster
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Iron-oxide-rich breccia or weathered ironstone
Hematite–goethite ironstone, likely brecciated and quartz-bearing
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded iron formation pebble
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly hematite/magnetite with chert or jasper
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Iron-stained milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), locally limonite/goethite-stained
Fluorite (or Green Calcite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Quartz vein specimen
Quartz (SiO₂), likely drusy or massive quartz on host rock
Dolomite on Prehnite (Saddle-shaped Dolomite)
Dolomite [CaMg(CO3)2] on Prehnite [Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2]
Iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite concretion)
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) and goethite (FeO(OH))
Blue apatite (likely rough/tumbled specimen)
Apatite group, commonly fluorapatite — Ca5(PO4)3F
Chert (Quartzite-rich River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Common Variety, Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Light Grey / Flint variant)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (specifically Bloodstone or Heliotrope variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz-veined Limestone
Sedimentary limestone with quartz/calcite veinlets
Brown chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Assorted Tumbled Gemstones
Mixed oxides and silicates (including Quartz, Chalcedony, and Feldspar variants)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide with iron inclusions (SiO2)
Banded Chert / Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone pebble
Goethite/limonite-bearing ironstone; commonly an iron-oxide concretion (FeO(OH)·nH₂O, variable)
Weathered limestone or dolostone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly dolomite-bearing
Tumbled limestone or calcite-rich stone
Limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Chert (Nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
White Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(5)nH2O
Small translucent quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky or chalcedonic quartz
Aragonite
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Chert / Flint Pebble with Fossil Cavity
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded iron formation fragment (likely jasper-rich ironstone)
Banded iron formation (BIF), commonly hematite/goethite with chert or jasper; Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH) and SiO₂
Veined Limestone (Micrite) with Quartz/Calcite Veins
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Silicate or Carbonate inclusions