Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminum silicate, approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O), likely mixed with malachite, quartz, and limonite
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Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminum silicate, approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O), likely mixed with malachite, quartz, and limonite
Dark green-black metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile, with magnetite and minor chromite
Pink-and-white quartz-rich rock, likely rose quartz in matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly rose quartz hosted in quartzite or feldspathic rock
Green gemstone ring, likely emerald simulant or jade
Uncertain; possible beryl (emerald, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) or jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆), but the blurred image may show synthetic glass or another treated stone
Amber cabochon or polished amber-like material
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly C10H16O; possibly resin imitation
Milky quartz (rough crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Amber-like resin specimen
Likely amber (fossilized tree resin), composition dominated by polymerized diterpenoid resins; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Iron-rich chert or weathered jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert/jasper
Tumbled jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper/chert
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, likely sandstone or granitic-derived pebble
Indeterminate clastic rock; likely quartz-rich sandstone/conglomerate clast
Polished agate (likely fortification or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
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