Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Category
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Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Common Gravel / Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Detrital sediment
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Eocene Lamniformes (Mackerel Shark clade)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Greenschist (or Serpentinite) with Quartz-Feldspar Vein
Metabasalt / Greenschist Facies Rock
Painted River Rock
Anthropogenic-modified Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Granitoid (Granite/Gneiss mix)
Granite or Granitic Gneiss (Silicon dioxide SiO2 with Al, K, Na silicates)
Quartz-rich metamorphic rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or iron-oxide impurities
Quartzite Cobble (Iron-stained)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone / Chert Gravel
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide based clastic sedimentary rock)
Fuchsite Schist with Quartz
Chromian Muscovite [K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] Schist
Epidote
Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Biotite mica schist (probable)
Mica schist, dominated by biotite; approximate mica formula K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Magnesite or Howlite (dyed or naturally patterned)
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) or Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Fuchsite
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
River Pebble
Weathered Rock Fragment
Shale (or Mudstone/Siltstone)
Sedimentary Mudrock (SiO2, Al2O3 base with clay minerals)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Biotite
K(Mg,Fe)_3AlSi_3O_10(OH,F)_2
Biotite Mica (or Tourmaline fragment)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2
Mixed pebble collection, including likely flint, quartzite, and fossil material
Varied silicate rocks; visible specimen may include chert (microcrystalline SiO₂), quartzite, and a possible fossil
Venetian Gold Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Jasper Veined Greenstone
Metamorphosed mafic volcanic rock with quartz-jasper vein
Quartzite with Calcite Accretion
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2 with CaCO3 coating)
Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Mixed polished river stones
Likely quartz, quartzite, chert/jasper, and possibly limestone or marble
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Mixed Gemstone Collection
SiO2 (Quartz varieties) and Biogenic CaCO3 (Nacre)
Mica flakes (Muscovite)
Muscovite mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pearl-bearing oyster shell
Nacreous shell, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), with natural pearls (calcium-carbonate nacre)