Diamond
Diamond (C)
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Diamond
Diamond (C)
Chert Pebble
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variously known as Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline quartz
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; yellow coloration likely from iron oxides or included quartz varieties
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Meteorite)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished rhyolite (likely porphyritic rhyolite)
Rhyolite, composed chiefly of quartz and alkali feldspar with minor plagioclase, biotite, and iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (iron-bearing chalcedony)
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite or antigorite; approximate composition Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Weathered volcanic rock, likely andesite or basalt
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; probable andesite–basalt, compositionally dominated by plagioclase with pyroxene and possibly alteration minerals
Quartz geode / iron-stained quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron oxides and minor feldspar or host-rock minerals
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide impurities
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (River Stone)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (likely agate/chert variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst-bearing quartz (likely polished or naturally fractured)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects
Small purple quartz crystal, likely amethyst
Amethyst: violet variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Fossil scallop/bivalve shell
Fossilized pectinid bivalve; likely family Pectinidae (exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image)
Malachite / Copper Ore
Cu2CO3(OH)2
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Chert / Flint Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Chert / Flint
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)