Blue-green tumbled mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly chrysocolla, turquoise, or azurite–malachite material
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Blue-green tumbled mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly chrysocolla, turquoise, or azurite–malachite material
Unidentified dark green rock, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), identification uncertain from the blurred image
Weathered tan mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly iron-stained quartz, feldspar-rich rock, or limonite-bearing material
Quartz geode slice
Microcrystalline and crystalline quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Uncertain greenish stone, possibly serpentine or altered basalt
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is provisional from the photograph
Small metallic mineral fragment, possibly galena or slag-like sulfide
Tentatively galena (PbS), but identification is uncertain from the image
Likely industrial slag or weathered basalt
Basaltic rock; possibly iron-rich furnace slag (diagnosis uncertain from image)
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite/antigorite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished yellow-green serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Greenstone / serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Likely serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), with possible magnetite and chlorite
Polished Stone Pendant (Identity Unclear)
Unknown (Possibly Jasper/Agate/Quartz mixture)
Tumbled amethyst (tentative)
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Likely citrine or yellow glass imitation in a silver-tone bracelet
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Unknown dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark sulfide mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Rounded gray-brown river pebble
Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly meteorite
Uncertain; likely goethite/hematite-rich material, with meteorite possibility
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentine (polished serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished metallic ore/mineral specimen, possibly pyrite-bearing schist
Indeterminate from image; likely pyrite (FeS₂) with quartz and/or mica in a metamorphic matrix
Bituminous coal (likely)
Coal, primarily carbon with macerals and variable mineral matter; commonly represented by approximate composition C-rich organic material
Bituminous coal
Coal, predominantly carbon with macerals and minor clay/pyrite minerals
Serpentinized ultramafic rock with magnesite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with likely magnesite (MgCO₃) and minor chromite/magnetite
Rounded greenstone pebble
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Malachite-bearing rock
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, likely with limonite or host-rock matrix
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (NaCl)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chromite, talc, and carbonate
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; principally serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated silicate of potassium, sodium, calcium, barium and strontium): (K,Sr,Ba)(Na,Ca)2[Si4O10](OH,f)·H2O
Tumbled amethyst with quartz and likely agate inclusions
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), with included/mixed quartz; crystalline variety of quartz
Green copper-bearing mineral specimen, possibly chrysocolla or malachite
Tentatively chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; may include malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Tumbled serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and carbonate
Polished serpentine with veined host rock
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Serpentine pendant
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Pink halite (pink rock salt)
Halite, sodium chloride (NaCl)
Halite (Rock Salt)
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Tumbled green serpentine (probable)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), with magnetite and minor chromite/talc
Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone
Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only
Likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor chromite
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible stony-iron fragment
Tumbled serpentine (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄