Carved serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly mixed with chlorite or other inclusions
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Carved serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly mixed with chlorite or other inclusions
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Engineered Quartz (Quartzite look-alike)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) composite
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Mounted faceted gemstone ring
Likely diamond (carbon, C), though the image is insufficient for definitive identification
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone and Aura Quartz
Cuprous Glass (Goldstone) and Titanium-coated SiO2 (Aura Quartz)
Quartzite / Chert Nodular Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue calcite or dyed stone
Probably calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Inlaid stone ring (likely jasper or agate)
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂), possibly jasper, with decorative mineral inlays
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Polished dark gemstone, likely hematite or magnetite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) or magnetite (Fe₃O₄); exact identification requires testing
Banded agate pendant (likely carnelian or brown-and-white chalcedony agate)
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony; microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloration
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Chert (and Agate/Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Native silver fragment (probable)
Silver, Ag; possibly silver-bearing sulfide or plated metal
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Chert (Flint nodule)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)