Fossiliferous limestone, likely coral or shell-rich fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly bioclastic limestone containing fossilized marine organisms
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Fossiliferous limestone, likely coral or shell-rich fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly bioclastic limestone containing fossilized marine organisms
Likely garnet-bearing schist or gneiss
Mica schist/gneiss containing quartz, feldspar, mica, and probable almandine garnet
Small pale mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz or calcite
Quartz (or Chalcedony) Specimen
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow quartz fragment (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)
Small quartz fragment (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Small quartz-rich pebble or rock fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or host-rock inclusions
Weathered sandstone fragment
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz-rich (quartz arenite or arkose)
Biotite mica schist (probable)
Schist dominated by biotite mica; commonly quartz–feldspar–biotite
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Quartz Grain / Sandstone Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (Small Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz chunk
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Unknown dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark sulfide mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Unidentified polished stone fragments
Indeterminate; likely mixed lapidary specimens, possibly jasper, agate, or quartz-bearing rock
Biotite-rich schist (mica schist)
Mica schist, chiefly biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH,F)₂), with possible quartz and feldspar
Weathered schist or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica metamorphic rock
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered schist or gneiss cobble
Foliated silicate rock, likely mica schist or biotite gneiss
Arkosic Sandstone (or Conglomeritic Sandstone fragment)
Arkose (rich in feldspar)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz (Grain/Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Geode with Quartz Crystals
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a geode formation
Dark gray rock fragment, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with minor olivine and magnetite
Quartz (Milky/Snow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely quartz-rich gravel fragment (uncertain identification)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly mixed with feldspar or other light-colored minerals
Weathered quartz-rich pebble (tentative)
Likely quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, possibly iron-stained
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock, possibly weathered granite or gneiss
Quartz–feldspar rock with iron-oxide staining; exact identification requires testing
Red Garnet (likely Almandine or Pyrope)
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2Si3O12)
Small gray translucent stone, possibly quartz or glassy mineral
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient for definitive identification
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified small rock fragment
Likely quartz-rich material; exact identification is indeterminate from the image
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Weathered quartz-mica schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist, locally iron-oxide stained
Unidentified small mineral fragments
Likely quartz- or feldspar-rich material; species cannot be determined reliably from the image
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz–mica schist or mica-rich quartzite
Quartz with muscovite/biotite mica; likely a quartz-mica schist, possibly pegmatitic