Chert (varieties include Flint and Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
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Chert (varieties include Flint and Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orange glassy slag (industrial by-product)
Iron-rich silicate glass; composition varies, commonly Fe–Ca–Al silicate
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Decorated turquoise-like bead or mineral pendant
Likely turquoise [CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O], possibly dyed composite or blue-green jasper
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slag Glass / Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Glass
Beaded gemstone bracelet
Indeterminate; likely small polished mineral beads, possibly turquoise or dyed stone, with metal and glass components
Chert (Flint / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unknown dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark sulfide mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
Carved yellow stone butterfly
Undetermined; possibly carved soapstone (talc-rich rock) or another soft ornamental stone
Carnelian cabochon pendant
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz - SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Engraved purple stone cabochon, possibly amethyst
Unconfirmed; if amethyst, quartz (SiO₂)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Mixed beach-stone and tumbled-glass collection
Predominantly uncertain rocks (likely basalt, granite, and quartz-bearing stones) with anthropogenic glass; one possible banded agate or jasper
Polished banded jasper (likely red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides; exact variety uncertain
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow sapphire
Uncertain; probable quartz (SiO₂) or corundum (Al₂O₃)
Red agate bead (likely dyed or treated)
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂
Faceted glass-like gemstone object
Likely synthetic glass or cubic zirconia; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Flint / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Chalcedony (likely blue agate) knapped into an arrowhead
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag
Basalt (tentative; identification uncertain from image)
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)