Greenstone (likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich schist)
Serpentinite: Mg-rich phyllosilicates, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possible chlorite-actinolite schist
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Greenstone (likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich schist)
Serpentinite: Mg-rich phyllosilicates, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possible chlorite-actinolite schist
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite or chlorite inclusions
Yellow Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Dark granite or granitic gneiss slab
Quartz–feldspar–biotite granite; possibly foliated granitic gneiss
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Banded limestone or marble
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; likely veined limestone, possibly low-grade marble (CaCO₃)
Quartzite River Stone
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
River Stone (Green Quartzite)
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely marble or calc-schist
Calcite-rich marble/calc-schist; predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite), with possible mica and quartz
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Blue Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 with impurities)
Gray Quartzite with Quartz Veining
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone
Quartzite (Banded)
Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2 with impurities)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Diorite)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock / Intermediate Igneous Rock
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Metamorphosed Carbon)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Metamorphosed Carbon)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone
Quartzite River Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Orange chromium diopside (likely tumbled)
Diopside, CaMgSi₂O₆; orange color may reflect iron-rich composition or surface treatment/inclusion
Quartzite
Quartzite (mostly SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); if granular and foliated, likely quartzite
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite–gneiss, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica (possibly gneissic if foliation is confirmed)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite (with Iron Staining)
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Granite or granitic gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate; possibly orthogneiss if the faint banding is structural
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
Quartz-rich feldspathic rock, likely granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica
Slate
Slate (Metamorphosed Mudstone/Shale)
Quartzite Pebble
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)