Likely tumbled or water-worn quartz pebble
Quartz, SiO₂ (identification from the image is uncertain)
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Likely tumbled or water-worn quartz pebble
Quartz, SiO₂ (identification from the image is uncertain)
Likely small white quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from the image
Likely dyed pink quartz or agate fragment
Quartz, SiO₂ (identity uncertain from the image)
Likely rough quartz pieces
Quartz, SiO₂ (identification uncertain from the image)
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite
Andesite (tentative; hand-sample identification is uncertain)
Faceted brown gemstone ring, likely smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂); identification from the image is uncertain
Tumbled chalcedony (likely yellow/brown jasper or agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; variety uncertain)
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag
Basalt (tentative; identification uncertain from image)
Dark rounded stone, likely basalt or weathered mafic rock
Basalt (probable; identification uncertain from photograph)
Tumbled yellow quartz (likely citrine or yellow chalcedony)
Quartz, SiO₂; variety uncertain from image
Likely weathered iron-rich stone
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing rock
Fossiliferous limestone, possibly containing a brachiopod or bivalve fossil
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), with an apparent shell impression or shell fragment
Orange chromium diopside (likely tumbled)
Diopside, CaMgSi₂O₆; orange color may reflect iron-rich composition or surface treatment/inclusion
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely turquoise or chrysocolla
Turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; chrysocolla: hydrated copper aluminosilicate
Serpentine (likely antigorite-rich serpentinite fragment)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Iron meteorite candidate
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, possibly an ordinary octahedrite
Polished amethyst-bearing quartz
Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from irradiation and trace iron
Quartz-rich vein rock, likely milky quartz in weathered host rock
Milky quartz (SiO₂), probably with weathered feldspar and iron-oxide staining
Likely weathered sandstone or iron-rich chert fragment
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) with iron-oxide cement, possibly chert
Iron-rich chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Turquoise (small rough fragment)
Turquoise, hydrous copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished green stone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite, an interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)
Uncertain gray-and-white rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing granite or quartzite; exact identification requires testing
Iron-rich quartz or jasper, uncertain identification
Likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide staining; exact mineral cannot be determined from the photo
Uncertain green-blue mineral specimens
Possibly chrysocolla or turquoise; exact identification requires testing
Uncertain gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires close examination
Uncertain green-brown mineral fragment
Possibly epidote, chlorite, or altered amphibole; exact identification requires testing
Polished agate-like stone (uncertain; possibly a fossil or shell fragment)
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is limited by the image
Uncertain dark-and-white rock fragment
Likely a mixed lithic specimen, possibly quartz-bearing granite or ore; exact identification is not possible from the photograph
Uncertain dark metamorphic rock, likely schist or slate
Foliated silicate rock; possibly chlorite–mica schist or slate
Uncertain dark metallic mineral specimen
Possibly galena (lead sulfide, PbS), though the image is too blurred for reliable identification
Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment
Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent
Uncertain small pale mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly calcite or a light-colored feldspar fragment
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called orbicular jasper or ocean jasper
Rounded gray pebble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene/olivine)
Uncertain dark gray-brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered chert, serpentine, or iron-stained quartzite
Fossiliferous limestone pebble
Bioclastic limestone, chiefly calcite (CaCO₃)
Nickel–iron meteorite (likely weathered iron meteorite)
Fe–Ni alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; orange-red variety commonly termed carnelian
Druzy quartz cluster on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a drusy coating on a carbonate or other rock matrix
Porphyritic basalt (likely porphyritic andesite)
Plagioclase-phyric volcanic rock; plagioclase phenocrysts in a dark, fine-grained groundmass
Quartzite pebble with iron staining
Quartzite, composed mainly of recrystallized quartz (SiO₂)