Dark veined metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, possibly with magnesite or calcite veins
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Dark veined metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, possibly with magnesite or calcite veins
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or chlorite-rich basalt)
Serpentinite, principally serpentine-group minerals: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; exact identification requires testing
Unidentified Small Rock
Unknown
Likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor chromite
Greenstone pebble, likely serpentine or epidote-bearing rock
Probable serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly epidote-rich metamorphic rock
Dyed red crystal aggregate, likely quartz or salt
Uncertain; possibly dyed quartz (SiO₂) or halite (NaCl)
Serpentine (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, often with magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Small gray translucent stone, possibly quartz or glassy mineral
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient for definitive identification
Unknown brown-and-gold rock fragment
Undetermined; possibly iron-stained quartz, mica schist, or sulfide-bearing ore
Unidentified green-gray mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possible serpentine-bearing rock or chrysocolla/azurite-bearing material
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite/antigorite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled serpentine (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Likely green serpentine or chlorite-rich rock
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite/magnesite-bearing serpentinite; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Unidentified dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; appearance may fit a sulfide-bearing rock or iron-rich mineral
Tumbled serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and carbonate
Indeterminate metallic mineral fragments
Possibly pyrite, chalcopyrite, or metallic sulfide-bearing rock
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Uncertain greenish stone, possibly serpentine or altered basalt
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is provisional from the photograph
Veined dark metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, predominantly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible quartz, calcite, and magnetite veins
Unknown Rock Fragment
Unknown
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; principally serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Unable to Identify (Image Obscured)
Note regarding image quality
Likely botryoidal calcite or aragonite specimen
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly aragonite (CaCO₃)
Polished metallic ore/mineral specimen, possibly pyrite-bearing schist
Indeterminate from image; likely pyrite (FeS₂) with quartz and/or mica in a metamorphic matrix
Greenstone (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; possibly chlorite- or actinolite-bearing greenschist
Rounded greenstone river cobble
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile, commonly after peridotite (olivine–pyroxene)
Unknown Rock Specimen
Possible fossil tooth or bone fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebrate material; species cannot be identified reliably from this image
Unidentified rounded mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely a weathered quartz-rich stone or iron-stained granite fragment
Tumbled banded stone, likely serpentine or chlorite-rich rock
Probable serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly greenstone
Bituminous coal (likely)
Coal, primarily carbon with macerals and variable mineral matter; commonly represented by approximate composition C-rich organic material
Undetermined Due to Blur (Possible Flesh-Tone Mineral)
Unknown (Insufficient Visual Clarity)
Tumbled stone
Unknown
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or chlorite-rich stone)
Serpentinite, approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; exact identification requires testing
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene
Serpentinite (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite, chrysotile, and/or antigorite; commonly derived from peridotite