Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
Category
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Gneiss
Metamorphic Gneiss
River Stone (Basalt or Siltstone)
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock) or fine-grained Siltstone
Granite Pebble (River Rock)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Mixed river stones and gravel
Polymictic alluvial clasts; individual pieces may include quartzite, granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, and slate
Gneiss Pebble
Orthogneiss / Paragneiss
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)
Metamorphic Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Biotite Gneiss)
Amethyst and Calcite collection
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) and Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dark rounded pebble
Likely basalt or another fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Pink Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Likely biotite-rich schist
Mica schist, probably containing biotite and quartz (exact identification requires testing)
White Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble (Grantoid/Quartzite)
Quartz-rich igneous rock (Granitoid)
Lava Rock (Basaltic Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Mixed mineral and rock collection
Predominantly quartz varieties, including amethyst, plus likely calcite, feldspar, mica, and miscellaneous polished stones
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based metamorphic rock)
Blue dyed mineral or stone fragment (identity uncertain)
Not reliably identifiable from the image; possibly dyed quartz or another porous stone
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote with Red Piedmontite (Chalcedony/Quartz variant)
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Litharenite/Quartz arenite)
Gneiss (Augen Gneiss)
Augen Gneiss
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Gneiss
Gold Mineral
Native Gold (Au)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Chert with Asphaltum (or Tar)
Silica (SiO2) with natural Bitumen/Asphaltum
Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
River Pebble (Gneiss/Schist mix)
Metamorphic rock aggregate
Probable mica schist
Schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist
Pyrite-bearing schist (likely mica schist)
Muscovite–quartz schist with disseminated pyrite (FeS₂)
Greenschist
Greenschist (composed mainly of chlorite, epidote, actinolite, and albite)
Granitoid Gneiss with Feldspar Vein
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock) with Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
White Agate / Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica
Phyllosilicate group (e.g., Biotite or Muscovite)
Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium
Graphite
Graphite (C)
Mineral and rock specimen collection
Assorted geological materials, including amethyst, agate, azurite, calcite, feldspar, garnet, jasper, malachite, pyrite, quartz varieties, and others
Light-colored pebble, likely quartzite or weathered limestone
Indeterminate from image; possible quartzite (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Metamorphic pelitic rock with hydrothermal quartz vein
Limonite or Goethite (Ironstone)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Small red-brown mineral or rock fragment
Unidentified; possibly iron-oxide-rich jasper, garnet, or weathered sulfide
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-metamorphic rock)
Gravel / Crushed Stone
Aggregate (mixed mineral rock fragments)