Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
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Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Chert (flint), brown variety
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert (Flint / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Banded Chert (River Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Conglomeratic concrete or asphalt aggregate surface with dark bituminous chunks
Polymictic gravel aggregate; dark pieces likely bitumen/asphalt, not a natural rock
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Sandstone (with iron staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Porous iron-rich rock or slag-like material
Unidentified; possibly limonite/goethite-rich ironstone
River Pebbles (Chert and Quartzite)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silica-rich)
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Small rounded pebble (rock type indeterminate)
Unidentified fine-grained lithic pebble
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone (specifically Arkose or Quartz Arenite)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with possible Feldspar)
Chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variety chert; flint is a dark chert variety
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Flint (chert) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)