Cobblestones (Basalt/River Rock)
Polished lithic fragments and rounded pebbles
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Cobblestones (Basalt/River Rock)
Polished lithic fragments and rounded pebbles
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Granite fragment
Granite
Milky quartz (quartz-rich fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Small quartz crystal fragment (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Quartz pebble in a coarse mineral-rich rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a quartz-rich conglomerate or breccia
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, commonly crinoidal or shelly limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Banded calcite (likely cave deposit or vein fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Limestone / CaCO3
Fossil shell fragment, likely bivalve or brachiopod
Indeterminate fossilized mollusk/brachiopod; commonly calcite (CaCO₃)
Weathered quartz-bearing metamorphic rock
Likely quartz–feldspar schist or gneiss, possibly with iron-oxide alteration
Weathered polymictic rock fragment, likely granite-rich conglomerate
Indeterminate mixed lithology; apparent granitic clasts containing quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Raw garnet-rich metamorphic rock
Likely garnet-bearing schist or garnetite; garnet-group silicates, commonly almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Milky Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified small green-brown mineral fragment
Indeterminate from the photograph; possibly olivine, but identification is uncertain
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered volcanic rock fragment
Likely andesite or basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires fresh surface and testing
Banded Agate (with small Geode cavity)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Quartz (Milky/Clear)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Uncertain coarse-grained igneous fragment
Likely granite or granitic pegmatite; quartz–feldspar–mica assemblage
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Unknown Rock Fragment
Undetermined
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Fossil Mollusca, likely a pectinid or related bivalve; exact identification requires the other shell half and locality
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominated)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear or Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (compositionally uncertain)
Likely quartz pebble or quartz fragment
Quartz, SiO₂ (identification from the photo is tentative)
Weathered granitic rock (likely granite or granodiorite)
Granite–granodiorite; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica/hornblende
River Stone (Chalcedony/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rounded beach pebble, likely fine-grained sandstone or siltstone
Indeterminate sedimentary lithic fragment; exact identification requires examination
Pink granite (weathered fragment)
Granite, primarily quartz–feldspar–mica (pink alkali feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, biotite/hornblende)
Sandstone (Micaceous Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 inclusions)
Likely milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)