Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
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Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-rich limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O / Fe₂O₃)
Mixed Crushed Stone
Aggregate (varied mineral composition)
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
Metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite-bearing ore
Likely pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with other sulfides or host rock
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Coarse-grained granite
Granite, composed chiefly of quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Gravel (mixed crushed stone)
Unidentified aggregate of crushed natural rock fragments
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Mixed stream-worn rocks, likely including quartz-rich gravel
Composition indeterminate; visible material may include quartz (SiO₂) and assorted lithic fragments
Quartz with impurities or Host Rock
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with mixed silicates
Pink Granite (Gneissic Granite)
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, K-Feldspar, and Hornblende or Biotite)
Pink Granite
Granite (rich in Potassium Feldspar/Orthoclase)
Sandstone (lithic wake/graywacke variety)
Arenite/Greywacke (SiO2 with lithic fragments)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Mixed Mineral Specimens
Mixed Silicates, Oxides, and Phosphates (SiO₂, Ca₅(PO₄)₃(F,Cl,OH), Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂, etc.)
Tumbled polymictic stone, likely jasper-bearing conglomerate
Siliciclastic conglomerate with microcrystalline quartz (jasper/chert) and altered volcanic or feldspathic clasts
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Yellow Ochre (Limonite)
Limonite (FeO(OH)qnH2O)
Breccia
Breccia (Clastic sedimentary rock)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Glacially transported granite and gneiss boulders
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica); banded specimens likely gneiss
Mixed river pebbles, likely including quartz-rich rocks
Unidentified mixed lithologies; the pale pieces appear quartz- or feldspar-rich, but the image is insufficient for a specific identification
Pebble with dark mineral inclusion
Likely granitic or gneissic quartz–feldspar pebble with a mafic inclusion; exact identification requires testing
K-feldspar Granite / Red Granite Fragment
Alkali feldspar granite (Plutonic igneous rock)
Agate and Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Jasper / Agate with Petrified Wood Inclusion
SiO2
Polymictic conglomerate
Clast-supported conglomerate, typically quartz- and feldspar-rich in a dark matrix
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Jasper (Quartz-rich aggregate)
Puddingstone
Conglomerate
Likely iron-rich river cobble (weathered basalt or ironstone)
Indeterminate; possibly weathered basalt, with hematite/goethite staining
Jasper containing Agate (Jaspagate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate (possibly concrete-like natural breccia)
Lithified, poorly sorted clastic rock with angular to subrounded mineral and rock fragments in a finer matrix
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Gravel or Pebble
Clastic Sedimentary Grain (typically composed of Quartz or Silicate minerals)
Purple Lepidolite with Quartz
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Weathered granitic rock
Granite (quartz–feldspar–mica intrusive rock; exact variety uncertain)