Polished turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the photo
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Polished turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the photo
Sandstone (River Cobble)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Botryoidal chalcedony/geode fragment
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide coated
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz-rich chalcedony (likely jasper or agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; fibrous chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Red jasper-like chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly jasper or ironstone
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing siliceous rock; exact identification requires hardness and streak tests
Sandstone (Picture Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with mineral cement)
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)
Tumbled brown stone, possibly chert or iron-stained quartzite
Indeterminate from photograph; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Gravel and Sand Aggregate
Unconsolidated Clastic Sediment
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Weathered greenish rock fragment
Tentatively altered basalt or serpentinite; exact identification requires testing
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
Blue Sapphire (likely lab-grown or treated)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Weathered rock pebble, possibly quartz-rich sandstone
Uncertain from the image; likely quartz-bearing sandstone with iron-oxide staining
Fursuit (Synthetic Fur Specimen)
Canis anthropomorphus syntheticus
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Tumbled yellow jasper (probable)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; chiefly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
White druzy quartz pendant with a blue crystal accent
Quartz (SiO₂); the blue material is not identifiable from the image
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone with Dendritic Inclusions
Quartzose Sandstone
Greenstone pebble (likely altered basalt or serpentine)
Greenschist-facies mafic rock; commonly chlorite–actinolite–epidote ± serpentine
Sandstone (Weathered Pebble)
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
Sandstone (Iron-stained)
Arenite with Limonite/Hematite staining
Sandstone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of quartz sand
Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite / Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Sandstone
Arenite (Sedimentary Rock)
Quartz Vein in Sandstone
Quartz (SiO2) in Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone (with Iron Staining)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 with Fe2O3 oxides)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)