Mixed rounded rock pebbles
Likely granitic gneiss, basaltic rock, and quartz-rich granitic material; exact identification is uncertain from the image
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Mixed rounded rock pebbles
Likely granitic gneiss, basaltic rock, and quartz-rich granitic material; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Mixed rock and mineral gravel
Predominantly granite/granodiorite, basaltic rocks, quartz, and possible gneiss; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Jasper and Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz variety
Mixed collection of polished geological specimens; central specimen is likely diorite
Diorite (probable; plagioclase feldspar and dark amphibole/biotite)
Snowflake Obsidian (possibly mixed with Jasper or other matrix)
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions
Mixed landscaping gravel with a pink granite cobble
Primarily granite (quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, biotite); mixed pebble assemblage
Mixed rounded stream pebbles
Most appear to be granitic and mafic igneous rocks, including granite, gneiss, basalt, and possibly quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the image.
Sandstone and Mixed Rock Assemblage
Clastic Sedimentary Rock / Quartz Arenite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)
Weathered iron-stained rock fragment
Uncertain from the image; likely an iron-oxide-stained, quartz- and feldspar-bearing rock
Pegmatitic granite
Quartz–feldspar–mica granite pegmatite
Rounded weathered stone, likely basaltic or volcanic rock
Indeterminate fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; possibly basalt or andesite
Quartz with Feldspar
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Graywacke
Graywacke Sandstone
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
Greywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Greywacke)
Polished/tumbled metallic sulfide specimen, likely pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with chalcopyrite or other sulfides
Assorted gemstone jewelry
Mixed natural and synthetic gemstone cabochons and faceted stones; individual species cannot be determined reliably from this image
Garnet, likely almandine–spessartine
Garnet-group nesosilicate; commonly almandine Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ or spessartine Mn₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Mixed rounded gravel and pebbles
Polymictic clasts, likely including granite, basalt, quartzite, sandstone, and schist
Polymictic conglomerate
Lithified polymictic conglomerate; clasts likely quartzite, granite, and volcanic rock in a dark matrix
Bauxite (Iron-stained Chert / Ironstone Aggregate)
Hydrous aluminum oxide mixture (mainly Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and Goethite α-Fe3+O(OH))
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Devil's Toenail (Fossil Oyster)
Gryphaea arcuata (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Weathered polymictic rock fragment, likely granite-rich conglomerate
Indeterminate mixed lithology; apparent granitic clasts containing quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Polished brown jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-rich variety
Epidote in Matrix (Unakite-like Rock Fragment)
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) / Altered Metamorphic Pebble
Olivine in Quartz/Feldspar Matrix (Peridotite or Granitic Pegmatite)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine) with Quartz / Feldspar
Chakra Stone Bracelet
Mixed Mineral Assembly (Scoria, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise/Howlite, Impression Jasper, Tiger's Eye, Carnelian, Red Jasper)
Epidosite
Epidosite (composed primarily of Epidote and Quartz)
Vesuvianite (Idocrase)
Vesuvianite, Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4
Chalcedony Agate / Carnelian nodules in Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with iron oxide inclusions
Pink granite (likely weathered granite)
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Polished black stone, likely obsidian or dark basalt
Volcanic glass (obsidian), possibly basalt; exact identification requires testing
Rounded, weathered rock (likely quartz-rich granite or gneiss)
Undetermined quartz–feldspar-rich rock; precise identification requires closer examination
Granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, and plagioclase, with dark biotite or amphibole
Porphyritic granite pebble
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), alkali feldspar and plagioclase, with minor biotite/hornblende
Granitic Quartz or Pegmatite
Quartz with Orthoclase Feldspar (SiO2 + KAlSi3O8)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Chert Pebble
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite in Matrix (Healers Gold / Pyrite Egg)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) with Magnetite/Hematite matrix
Pyrite-bearing sulfide specimen (likely pyrite)
Pyrite, FeS₂; possibly mixed with pyrrhotite or chalcopyrite