Tumbled yellow-green stone, possibly serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; identification from the image is uncertain
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Tumbled yellow-green stone, possibly serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; identification from the image is uncertain
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Silicified volcanic rock; chiefly microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other alteration minerals
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine
Unakite-like granitic pebble
Altered granite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and epidote; red areas may be potassium feldspar or iron-stained feldspar
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Greenstone
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock
Epidotite (Unakite-related Epidote)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Erythrite on Matrix
Cobalt Bloom (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O)
Weathered granitic rock
Granite or granodiorite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Weathered pegmatitic granite or feldspar-rich metamorphic rock
Quartz–feldspar rock, likely granitic pegmatite; exact identification requires testing
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled serpentine (likely green serpentinite)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; serpentinite is the rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly quartzite or granite fragment
Quartzite (SiO₂-dominant) or altered granitoid; uncertain from image
Weathered quartz-rich pebble, possibly granite or pegmatite
Quartz (SiO₂) with probable feldspar and minor mica/iron-oxide inclusions
Unakite
Altered granite (Epidotized granite)
Pale blue-gray chalcedony (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly common chalcedony or quartz-rich volcanic rock
Serpentine-rich greenstone (probable serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), commonly with magnetite, chromite, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Tumbled blue-gray stone, likely basalt or slate
Probable fine-grained basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Small yellow mineral specimen, possibly sulfur
Unidentified; native sulfur (S) is a possibility
Green-and-black mottled metamorphic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., antigorite or lizardite); identification from the photo is provisional.
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Altered Host Rock
Unakite (likely)
Epidote–feldspar–quartz rock, commonly called unakite; composition is uncertain from the photo.
Fuchsite or Green Mica Schist
Muscovite variant (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 with Cr)
Unidentified gray-green rock, possibly serpentinite or altered basalt
Tentatively serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals), but identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Polished pink feldspar-rich rock, possibly unakite
Likely unakite (epidote, pink potassium feldspar, and quartz); identification is uncertain from the photo
Greenstone / altered basalt fragment
Likely chlorite–epidote–actinolite altered basalt; exact identification requires testing
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Dark gray fine-grained stone, likely basalt or andesite
Basalt–andesite volcanic rock; commonly composed of plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine or magnetite
Peridotite
Ultramafic igneous rock
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a quartz-rich host rock with minor iron-stained minerals
Likely serpentinite (serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, antigorite, or chrysotile); identification from the photo is tentative.
Weathered rhyolite or volcanic tuff
Silica-rich extrusive igneous rock, likely rhyolite; exact identification requires testing
Brecciated serpentinite
Serpentinite breccia, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (e.g., lizardite, antigorite, chrysotile) with pale carbonate or quartz-rich veins
Greenstone pebble
Greenstone, typically metamorphosed basalt or andesite; often contains chlorite, epidote, and actinolite
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly granite or pegmatite
Likely quartz–feldspar rock; exact mineral identification is uncertain from the photograph
Small banded metamorphic rock fragment
Indeterminate foliated metamorphic rock; possibly mica schist or gneiss
Weathered iron-rich quartz vein in altered host rock
Goethite–hematite limonite with quartz and iron-oxide alteration
Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)
Epidotized Metasomatite
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Unakite / Red Jasper beach pebble
Altered Granite (Epidotized Feldspar and Quartz)
Weathered greenish-gray rock fragment
Tentatively basaltic or mafic metamorphic rock; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph