Polished bloodstone (heliotrope)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂, with green coloring and iron-oxide inclusions
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Polished bloodstone (heliotrope)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂, with green coloring and iron-oxide inclusions
Milky quartz with iron-stained mica
Quartz (SiO₂), likely intergrown with muscovite and minor iron oxides
Weathered gray gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Calcitic mollusk shell, commonly Bivalvia; exact genus cannot be determined from the image
Fossilized tooth, likely mammoth or mastodon molar fragment
Proboscidean molar enamel and dentin; exact species requires expert examination
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Reddish-brown rounded pebble, likely iron-stained sandstone or chert
Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂), possibly ferruginous chert; exact identification requires testing
Quartz crystal fragment in weathered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a feldspathic or iron-stained matrix
Faceted yellow-brown gemstone ring
Likely citrine (quartz, SiO₂); the image alone cannot confirm the stone or any treatments.
Polished dark stone, likely basalt or fine-grained mafic rock
Basalt (approximately; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor olivine/magnetite)
Weathered limestone or calcareous sandstone
Calcite-rich carbonate rock, likely limestone (CaCO₃)
Weathered quartz-rich rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely altered granite or quartz-bearing pegmatite
Rounded granite cobble
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and minor mica or amphibole
Unidentified metallic-looking mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possible galena, magnetite, or metal-rich sulfide/ore fragment
Rounded volcanic pebble, likely andesite or basalt
Fine-grained andesite–basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible iron oxides
Tiger’s-eye (likely a polished or carved tiger’s-eye piece)
Quartz variety with fibrous crocidolite-replacement structure; SiO₂
Rounded quartz-rich river pebble
Feldspathic quartz sandstone or quartzite pebble (exact identification requires testing)
Polished banded agate (likely carnelian agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide coloration
Likely blue-green kyanite
Kyanite, Al₂SiO₅
Botryoidal chalcedony (white agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Polished black stone, likely hematite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly black jasper or basalt
Red-brown iron-rich rock, likely hematite-bearing basalt or ironstone
Provisional identification: hematite (Fe₂O₃)-stained mafic rock; possibly weathered basalt or ferruginous chert
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentinite or nephrite)
Serpentinite: Mg-rich serpentine minerals; possible nephrite: tremolite–actinolite amphibole
Weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Felsic granitoid; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Tumbled pale green stone, possibly serpentine or green aventurine
Uncertain from photograph; likely serpentine-group mineral, chiefly antigorite/lizardite, or quartz-bearing aventurine
Chrysoprase-bearing serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, with possible chrysoprase (nickel-bearing chalcedony) and magnesite
Fossil-bearing limestone, possibly a crinoid or shell fragment
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing an indeterminate marine fossil
Polished agate/chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate
Polished blue-green stone, likely serpentine or chrysocolla-bearing rock
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; exact identification requires testing
Likely dark green jasper or serpentinite pebble
Undetermined fine-grained rock; possible serpentine-group mineral (approx. Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or jasper (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic, or recrystallized quartzite
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly chlorite-rich greenstone
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a regular echinoid
Echinodermata; class Echinoidea, calcitic stereom preserved as calcite (CaCO₃)
Greenstone (likely chlorite-rich metamorphic rock)
Chlorite-bearing greenschist; exact identification requires testing
Polished/tumbled stone, likely mahogany obsidian
Obsidian, natural volcanic glass (composition typically rhyolitic)
Likely bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon-rich organic matter with variable maceral and mineral content
Iron-rich rock, possibly limonite/goethite
Likely goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and/or limonite; exact identification requires testing
Banded fluorite pebble (likely)
Fluorite, CaF₂
Unidentified pale blue-green stone
Not identifiable from this image; possibly amazonite (microcline feldspar)
Polished ocean jasper cabochon
Orbicular jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Polished peach aventurine or quartz
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly feldspar-rich aventurine
Brown chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper