Greenish-gray rock fragment, likely serpentine-rich stone
Possibly serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals; identification is uncertain from the image)
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Greenish-gray rock fragment, likely serpentine-rich stone
Possibly serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals; identification is uncertain from the image)
Greenstone (likely altered basalt)
Chlorite- and/or epidote-altered mafic volcanic rock; exact identification needs close examination
Dumortierite in Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Aluminium Borosilicate (SiO2 + (Al,Fe7+)7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Dolomite or Limestone (Carbonate Rock)
CaMg(CO3)2 (Dolomite) or CaCO3 (Limestone / Calcite)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Altered granitic rock (epidosite/unakite)
Tumbled brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or red-and-gray jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide hematite/goethite and dark volcanic-mineral inclusions
Reddish weathered volcanic rock, probably andesite
Andesite (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene volcanic rock), possibly altered basalt
Likely rhyolite or altered volcanic rock
Fine-grained felsic volcanic rock, probably rhyolite; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Weathered graywacke or sandstone with a dark mineral-rich vein
Likely lithic graywacke/sandstone; dark material may be quartz, iron-manganese oxide, or sulfide mineralization
Granite or granitic rock fragment
Coarse-grained felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Unidentified pale yellow-green mineral/rock fragment
Possibly sulfur-bearing mineral, serpentine, or weathered limestone; exact identification requires testing
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely brecciated and iron-oxide stained
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Iron-stained metamorphic rock, likely quartzite or jasper
Quartz-rich rock dominated by SiO₂, with iron oxides/hydroxides (hematite, goethite) and possible clay or mica
Polished Kambaba jasper (orbicular jasper)
Orbicular microcrystalline quartz, commonly sold as Kambaba jasper; typically quartz/chalcedony with dark green to black amphibole or other inclusions
Likely weathered basalt or andesite fragment
Fine-grained volcanic rock, likely basaltic-andesite; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled yellow quartz-rich stone, likely yellow jasper or quartzite
Jasper/quartzite; mainly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Howlite (polished/tumbled)
Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Likely olivine (peridot)
Olivine-group silicate, approximately (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Tumbled greenish pebble, possibly serpentine
Indeterminate green metamorphic rock; serpentine-group minerals are a plausible match
Polished greenstone pebble
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich greenschist
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Iron-rich sandstone or weathered laterite
Ferruginous sandstone; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) cemented by iron oxides/hydroxides
Greenstone / serpentinite-like metamorphic rock
Probable serpentinite-rich greenschist; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, chlorite, actinolite, and magnetite
Rounded weathered cobble, likely basaltic/volcanic rock
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, probably basalt (exact identification requires testing)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Weathered limestone or calcitic fossil/reef fragment
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous limestone
Porphyritic volcanic rock (likely andesite or basaltic andesite)
Porphyritic andesite/basaltic andesite; mainly plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine in a fine volcanic groundmass
Greenstone (likely metamorphosed mafic rock)
Probable chlorite–actinolite–epidote-rich metabasalt; exact identification requires testing
Fossilized bivalve shell or shell-rich limestone
Likely an indeterminate fossil mollusk; calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃), possibly preserved in limestone
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite (or Polished Jasper Pebble)
Altered Granite (Epidote-Orthoclase Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Tumbled gray-green pebble, likely chert or altered volcanic rock
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chert), possibly silicified volcanic material
Unakite
Altered Granite (Unakite)
Unakite
Unakite (altered granite containing Epidote, Orthoclase, and Quartz)