Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, brucite, and pyroxene
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Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, brucite, and pyroxene
Chalk or soft limestone fragment
Calcite-rich limestone; primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Greenstone / serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Likely serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), with possible magnetite and chlorite
Tumbled green-and-white stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; mainly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnesite or talc
Polished greenstone (likely serpentinite or green granite)
Probably serpentinized ultramafic rock, chiefly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentinite or greenstone
Serpentinite (antigorite/lizardite-rich), or chlorite–amphibole greenstone
Weathered greenstone (likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite/chlorite schist; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, Mg-rich chlorite, talc, and magnetite
Serpentinite (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite, carbonate, and possible chlorite/talc
Serpentinite (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentinite; hydrated Mg-rich silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4), with possible chrysotile/lizardite and magnetite
Metallic sulfide ore fragment, possibly pyrite-bearing rock
Indeterminate; likely pyrite (FeS₂) in a sulfide-rich matrix
Unknown Rock Fragment
Undetermined
Unidentified dark mineral or rock specimen
Indeterminate from the severely blurred image; possible dark igneous rock or opaque mineral
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite); possible chlorite-rich greenstone
Small reddish-brown mineral fragment, likely quartz-bearing rock
Indeterminate; possibly iron-stained quartz or feldspar-rich stone
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Likely serpentine-rich greenstone
Serpentinite/serpentinized ultramafic rock; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with chlorite, talc, magnetite, or epidote
Likely serpentinite (serpentine-rich metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and minor talc/carbonate
Serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite, likely with magnetite and weathered ultramafic minerals
Polished serpentine-rich rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chlorite, and carbonate
Tumbled gray stone, likely gray agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification requires testing
Serpentine (likely antigorite/lizardite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite, chromite, and brucite
Weathered serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile, with possible magnetite and talc
Small gray stone, possibly granite or quartz-rich pebble
Indeterminate; likely a weathered quartz–feldspar rock fragment
Serpentine-bearing metamorphic rock (likely chromite/vesuvianite-bearing serpentinite)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals [(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄], with dark accessory minerals
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (NaCl)
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Likely raw metallic mineral specimen
Unidentified; possibly galena-bearing ore or magnetite-rich rock
Himalayan Pink Salt (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Weathered fossil fragment, possibly bone
Indeterminate fossilized bone; likely mineralized vertebrate bone (apatite-rich)
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Undetermined iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy requires testing
Unknown metallic sulfide-bearing rock, possibly chalcopyrite or bornite
Tentative: chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂) or bornite (Cu₅FeS₄)
Serpentine-rich rock, possibly chrysotile serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, brucite, or talc
Rounded yellow-green pebble, likely serpentine or quartzite
Provisional: serpentinite/serpentine-rich rock; alternatively iron-stained quartzite
Tumbled amethyst (tentative)
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Likely weathered chert or flint nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony-rich chert
Weathered tan mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, feldspar-rich rock, or limonite-bearing material
Greenstone / serpentinized rock
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Rock Salt (Halite)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Unidentified pale pink rough mineral specimen
Possibly rose quartz or feldspar; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Likely serpentine (serpentinite) pebbles
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, sometimes containing magnetite, chromite, and minor carbonate minerals