Sedimentary And Igneous (Mixed)

Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia

Synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identity is visual and not definitive

Conglomeratic gravel / polymictic breccia

Polymictic rudite, likely anthropogenic or beach/stream gravel; composition varies

Milky quartz rough chips

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Sodalite

Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)

Mixed beach-stone collection, primarily quartz-rich pebbles and possible fossils

Likely quartz (SiO₂), quartzite, chert, and carbonate rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image

Mixed weathered field rocks, likely sandstone and shale/slate

Indeterminate clastic rocks; possible quartz-rich sandstone with laminated shale or slate

Mixed River Pebbles and Rock Collection

Polymictic lithic conglomerate, sandstone, and quartz pebbles

Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins

Possible tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variably mixed with iron oxides

Quartz-rich rock fragments, likely granite or gneiss

Granite/gneiss assemblage; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica

Botryoidal hematite (ironstone)

Hematite, Fe₂O₃; likely a botryoidal or massive iron-oxide specimen

Polymict conglomerate

Clastic conglomerate, likely polymictic and matrix-supported

Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)

Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions

Likely tumbled hematite-rich ironstone

Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly mixed with goethite or magnetite

Botryoidal hematite (iron-oxide specimen)

Hematite, Fe₂O₃; possibly mixed with goethite/limonite

Sandstone

Clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly quartz (SiO₂) sand grains cemented by silica, calcite, or iron oxides

Rhodonite

Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Mixed tumbled river pebbles and beach stones

Polymictic alluvial gravel; components include quartz, chert, jasper, sandstone, and altered volcanic rocks

Mixed beach pebbles and shell fragments

Mostly carbonate rocks, likely limestone/calcarenite, with mollusk-shell bioclasts; exact species cannot be determined visually

Alluvial stream gravel (mixed rock specimens)

Polymictic fluvial deposit; likely mixtures of quartzite, sandstone, shale, chert, basalt, and granite-derived minerals

Mixed river pebbles and quartz-rich specimens

Polymictic fluvial gravel; likely quartz, quartzite, chert, and weathered feldspathic rocks

Mixed River Pebbles (Jasper, Hematite, and Quartzites)

Silicon dioxide (Jasper/Quartz) and Iron oxide (Hematite)

Metallic sulfide-bearing ore, likely pyrite-rich rock

Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with quartz or other sulfides

River Pebbles (Mixed Lithology)

Conglomerate clasts (Silica-rich and Metamorphic assemblages)

Pyrite and Calcite (or Barite) Specimen

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Granite Cobble

Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock

Blue-and-yellow sodalite-bearing rock (likely sodalite in nepheline syenite)

Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, likely mixed with feldspar and/or nepheline

Magnetite-rich iron ore

Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly mixed with hematite or metallic sulfides

Mixed rounded fieldstones, likely granite and gneiss

Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica) and gneiss; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Greywacke (River Pebble)

Greywacke sandstone with quartz veining

Botryoidal hematite-rich iron ore (probable)

Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly mixed with goethite/limonite

Quartz-rich polymict conglomerate (possibly hydrothermal breccia)

Clast-supported polymict conglomerate dominated by quartz; includes chalcedony/quartz and dark lithic clasts

Iron-rich concretion (probable limonite/goethite concretion)

Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) and goethite (FeO(OH))

Quartz-rich pegmatite, with probable feldspar and mica

Granite/pegmatite assemblage: quartz (SiO₂), feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈–NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈), and mica

Inukshuk Rock Sculpture (composed of Granite, Slate, and Amethyst)

Silicon Dioxide (Amethyst portion, SiO2) with mixed silicate rock assemblage

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Weathered quartzite cobble

Quartzite, predominantly crystalline SiO₂

Tumbled jasper, likely ocean or brecciated jasper

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities

Weathered polymictic conglomerate or breccia

Polymictic conglomerate/breccia, likely iron-stained and quartz-bearing

Jasper pebble (possibly Red Jasper or Lake Superior Agate/Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions

Red Jasper (in Quartz/Chalcedony)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Likely pyrite-bearing rock or pyrite fragment

Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with quartz or carbonate matrix