Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
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Tumbled granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark mica or amphibole
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Rich in K-Feldspar)
Mixed sandstone and iron-rich sedimentary rock fragments
Quartz arenite/subarkose, with ferruginous cement and possible iron-oxide staining
Granite Pebble
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granite)
Greenstone / Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz-rich granite, gneiss, or pegmatitic rock
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Diorite
Diorite (plutonic igneous rock)
Mixed beach gravel and sand
Unsorted siliciclastic sediment, chiefly quartz and rock fragments
River Pebbles (White Quartz and Basalt mix)
Mixed Clastic Sedimentary Assemblage (SiO2 and Mafic Volcanics)
Granite (Pink/Potassium Feldspar rich)
Granite (K-feldspar rich intrusive igneous rock)
Mixed river gravel (likely alluvial sediment)
Unconsolidated polymictic gravel; rock fragments of varied composition
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones and River Rocks
Mixed Decorative Stones (predominantly Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 variants)
Conglomerate
Sedimentary Conglomerate
Yellow Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Hydroxide impurities, SiO2 + FeO(OH))
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely vein quartz
Mostly silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be confirmed from the photograph
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely with chalcedony and iron-oxide staining
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Likely weathered granite or granitic rock
Granite; quartz + feldspar + mica, compositionally variable
Granite pebble
Coarse-grained granitic rock, primarily quartz–feldspar–biotite
Granodiorite
Intermediate Phaneritic Plutonic Rock
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Mixed Quartz Bracelet (Rose Quartz and Larimar-colored beads)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Mixed gemstone specimens
Likely pink sapphire or tourmaline, red garnet, blue sapphire, precious opal, and green tourmaline/emerald; exact identities cannot be confirmed from the collage
Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite inclusions
Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock
Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Granite / Feldspar gravel
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Conglomerate (pebble-rich rock)
Clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded pebble- to gravel-sized clasts cemented in a finer matrix
Conglomerate
Conglomerate
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Polygenetic Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (SiO2 matrix with mixed clasts)
Gossan (Iron Cap)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O mixed)
Gravelly, weathered sediment (likely glacial till)
Unconsolidated diamicton; mixed lithologies, commonly including quartz, feldspar, and weathered silicate rock fragments
Pegmatite fragment
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Likely gabbro or diabase
Mafic igneous rock, chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene; possible olivine and amphibole
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly gneiss if the faint banding is structural
Granite Pebble (Pegmatitic Quartz-Feldspar River Rock)
Granite / Quartz-Feldspar-Mica Aggregate
Red Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Weathered brown sandstone or quartzite cobble
Indeterminate sandstone; possibly quartz-rich quartzite