Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Sedimentary Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Painted River Rock
Painted Quartzite or Smooth Siltstone
Banded gneiss (likely garnet-biotite or quartz-feldspar gneiss)
Gneiss; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark biotite/amphibole
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Banded gneiss pebble
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss
Quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz (likely Rose or Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Pyrite-bearing metamorphic rock (likely schist or quartzite)
Mica/quartz-rich metamorphic matrix with pyrite (FeS₂), possibly chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Uncertain gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires close examination
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Clear variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded metamorphic rock, likely gneiss
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, possibly amphibolite-bearing
Gold-colored mineral specimen, likely pyrite or weathered mica schist
Tentatively pyrite (FeS₂); identification is uncertain from the obscured image
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz vein fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky to translucent quartz with iron-oxide or clay inclusions
Native Silver Nugget
Silver (Ag)
Tumbled hematite (likely hematite-rich ironstone)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃; possibly mixed with magnetite or goethite
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide Si₂O₃)
Weathered iron-rich metamorphic rock (probable amphibolite or schist fragment)
Likely hornblende–plagioclase amphibolite with biotite/chlorite alteration; exact identification requires testing
Natural freshwater pearls
Pearl (nacreous calcium carbonate; chiefly aragonite, CaCO₃)
Rough amber-colored quartz or calcite fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires testing
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gneiss
Feldspar–quartz–mica gneiss, locally amphibole-bearing
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled blue stone and polished red-brown stone
Likely sodalite or blue aventurine; red specimen possibly jasper or polished flint/chert
Quartzite Cobble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz Crystal Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase or Plagioclase)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) or Sodium/Calcium Aluminum Silicate
Green Aventurine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Small quartz-rich pebble or rock fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or host-rock inclusions
Quartz geode slice
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
Jasper (Red and Yellow)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Weathered dark stone, possibly basalt
Basalt; commonly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and minor olivine
Banded gneissic rock
Gneiss, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite gneiss