Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials
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Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Basalt
Basalt
Tumbled White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered ordinary chondrite
Hematite or Goethite-rich Ironstone
Ironstone (Oxidized Iron Ore)
Yellow chalcedony (likely agate) cabochons
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety, possibly naturally colored or dyed
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Granite
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
Concretion or weathered iron-rich rock
Likely limonite/goethite-rich concretion; exact identification requires testing
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Likely vesicular basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and sometimes olivine
Vesicular volcanic rock (likely scoria)
Vesicular basaltic-andesite or basalt; exact composition cannot be confirmed visually
Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate Mineral, CaSiO3
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Weathered limestone cobble
Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous or micritic
Carved yellow stone butterfly
Undetermined; possibly carved soapstone (talc-rich rock) or another soft ornamental stone
Ironstone (possibly Bog Iron or Limonite)
Goethite-rich Ironstone (FeO(OH))
Iron Meteorite (Oxidized)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Fe, Ni)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Likely iron meteorite or meteorite fragment
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel alloy, possibly an iron meteorite
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Specular hematite (iron ore)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃; likely specularite, possibly mixed with magnetite/goethite
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a flint/chalk-associated test
Echinoid fossil; likely a regular echinoid such as Echinocidaris or related taxon, composed mainly of recrystallized calcite (CaCO₃)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Diabase / Dolerite
Land Snail Shell
Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite
Pale green aventurine (likely quartz) sphere
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale green aventurine, with color from inclusions or treatment
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Bicolor Quartz (Milk Quartz with Slag or Dark Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron meteorite (likely weathered octahedrite)
Fe–Ni kamacite–taenite alloy, possibly a Canyon Diablo-type specimen
Possible iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron Meteorite / Limonite-coated Meteorite / Iron Nodule
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Kamacite and Taenite) with weathering crust