Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
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Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue gemstone cross pendant
Likely faceted blue topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂); identification is uncertain from the image
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Polished yellow-green serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely gold-colored metal ring with a possible gemstone
Uncertain; possibly gold alloy (Au) with a small quartz or glass-like setting
Black Chert River Stone
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C)
Native American Pottery Sherd
Flint / Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Black-and-white agate geode pendant
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely a hollow geode slice with chalcedony and drusy quartz
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
Clear-stone silver-tone teardrop earring
The stones may be colorless quartz or glass; the image does not allow reliable identification. Metal setting appears silver-tone.
Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
Black-and-white agate or onyx bead necklace
Variegated chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly black-and-white banded agate; some black beads may be dyed chalcedony or hematite
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Flaked stone projectile point
Likely worked chert or fine-grained silicified shale; exact lithology cannot be confirmed from the image
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), tentative identification; the photo is insufficient to confirm the material
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Beaded blue-and-green gemstone jewelry
Likely dyed or treated chalcedony/agate and green aventurine or glass-like stone; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass
Nutting Stone / Cupstone (Sandstone or Quartzite)
Sedimentary rock with anthropogenic modification (cupule)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Multicolor quartz bead bracelet
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂); bead colors may be from different varieties or treated quartz
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Chert (Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities