Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone or microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
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Likely weathered quartz-bearing rock fragment
Provisional identification: quartz-rich sandstone or microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Unidentified yellow-orange mineral fragment
Possibly iron-stained quartz, calcite, or citrine; identification is uncertain from the image
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive igneous rock
Small brown pebble or possible shell fragment
Unidentified natural clast; the image is too small and blurred for reliable identification
Basalt with Granite Inclusions (Xenolith)
Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt) with Felsic Igneous Inclusion (Granite)
Granite (likely weathered or altered granite)
Granitic rock, composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica; exact identification is uncertain from the photo.
Weathered granite (probable)
Granite, a quartz–feldspar intrusive igneous rock
Small rock fragment, possibly granite or another mica-bearing silicate rock
Unidentified fine-grained silicate rock; mineral species cannot be confirmed from the image
Orange calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment
Likely limestone or weathered shell-rich limestone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Dark igneous rock fragment, likely basalt
Basalt; commonly composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor olivine or magnetite
Coquina / Shelly Sandstone
Calcareous Sandstone / Coquina
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (SiO₂)
Banded Chert / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered mafic rock fragment
Likely basalt or volcanic breccia; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
Banded Sandstone (Water-worn Pebble)
Arenite with mineral banding
Granite fragment
Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive or vein quartz
Granite fragment
Granite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Granite fragment
Granite, composed mainly of quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Chert or silicified sedimentary fragment (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or fossil-bearing chert
Likely chert (flint) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Quartz / Limestone Gravel Pebble
Calcite (CaCO3) or Quartz (SiO2) aggregate
Fossilized Bone Chunk (likely Dinosaur or Large Mammal)
Permineralized Fossil Bone
Possible fossilized bone fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate bone; no taxonomic identification is possible from the image alone
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Likely weathered quartz or feldspar grain
Uncertain; possibly quartz (SiO₂) or a feldspar mineral
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with angular fragments cemented by silica or iron oxides
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small brown chert (flint) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished black-and-gold brecciated stone, likely sheen obsidian or brecciated jasper
Probable volcanic glass (obsidian), SiO₂, with iron-oxide or rhyolitic inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
White/green translucent tumbled mineral fragment
Likely calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fluorite (CaF₂) or glass-like feldspar; visual identification is uncertain
Small weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly carbonate-rich sandstone or limestone
Small tan rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained quartz
Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) with fossil inclusions
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂
Likely white quartz or feldspar fragment
Unidentified pale mineral; quartz (SiO₂) or feldspar are possibilities
Granite fragment
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Granite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica