Brown chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
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Brown chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Granite fragment
Granite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Fossil tooth fragment
Likely fossilized shark tooth or marine vertebrate tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Greenish translucent glassy mineral specimen, possibly fluorite or quartz
Likely fluorite (CaF₂) or green quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires hardness and cleavage tests
Likely coarse-grained granite or gneiss
Granite: quartz + feldspar + mica; possibly banded gneiss if metamorphic texture is present
Likely quartz-rich rock or weathered granite fragment
Granite-like quartz–feldspar aggregate; exact identification requires testing
Blue-violet faceted gemstone, likely amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly smoky quartz or chert
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Weathered vesicular volcanic rock (likely pumice or altered basalt)
Vesicular basalt–pumice, compositionally uncertain
Small rounded pebble (likely quartz or quartz-rich stone)
Uncertain; possibly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (compositionally uncertain)
Pebble with dark mineral inclusion
Likely granitic or gneissic quartz–feldspar pebble with a mafic inclusion; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled dark limestone or basalt with a pale mineral vein
Likely micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃), possibly basalt with a calcite/quartz vein
Pale green calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Druzy amethyst (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation
Polished amber (possibly imitation or treated amber)
Amber—fossilized tree resin; mostly polymerized terpenoid compounds (not a mineral)
Chrysoprase-like green chalcedony (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely nickel-colored chalcedony; associated brown iron oxides
Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
Quartz-rich breccia or vein quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining and other pale gangue minerals
Tumbled green jasper or serpentine
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possible serpentine: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Brown tumbled stone, likely jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-oxide-bearing jasper/chert
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Polished agate/geode slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely agate with an altered druzy/quartz interior
Mica-rich pegmatite (likely muscovite-bearing)
Granitic pegmatite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica; mica is likely muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Milky quartz (possible pale green quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite (likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Tumbled, iron-stained quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining; exact rock type cannot be determined from the image
Blue kyanite
Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)
Calcite crystal cluster
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Dark green cabochon gemstone ring
Unknown; possibly green onyx (cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or another green gem
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite); possible chlorite-rich greenstone
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (iron-bearing chalcedony)
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; possibly a fossil shark tooth (Carcharodon/Carcharocles)
Native gold nugget or flake
Native gold (Au), possibly with minor silver/electrum
Fossil coral fragment
Fossilized colonial coral, commonly *Hexagonaria* (often called Petoskey stone) or related scleractinian/tabulate coral
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Fossilized mammalian tooth fragment
Likely a fossil molar or premolar; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Smoky quartz ring
Quartz, SiO₂ (likely smoky quartz)
Likely quartz-rich pebble or pale granite fragment
Uncertain; possibly granite or quartz (SiO₂)