Likely clear quartz crystal (possibly cut/polished quartz or glass imitation)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Likely clear quartz crystal (possibly cut/polished quartz or glass imitation)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (mostly Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled brown chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-bearing jasper
Greenstone pebble
Greenstone (metamorphosed mafic rock, commonly altered basalt); exact identification requires testing
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Belemnoit (Fossil)
Belemnoidea (Order), Rostrum / Guard
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Amber-set ring
Amber (fossilized plant resin; organic mineraloid), set in a metal ring
Polished blue calcite sphere (tentative identification)
Calcite, CaCO₃; blue color generally results from trace impurities or inclusions
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Pumice or vesicular volcanic tuff
Pumice: highly vesicular volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic to dacitic; possible tuff: lithified ash and pumice fragments
Chert (flint), possibly a fossil-bearing nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variety chert
Chert
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Yellow cabochon gemstone, likely citrine or yellow glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), if natural citrine; visual evidence is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or resin
Brown chert (flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), varieties called chert or flint
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag
Basalt (tentative; identification uncertain from image)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂
Chert (Honey Chert / Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Faceted glass-like gemstone object
Likely synthetic glass or cubic zirconia; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Tumbled brown chalcedony or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly iron-stained jasper or agate
Polished blue-green jasper beads
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Chert (Chert / Flint Variety)
Microcrystalline / Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled epidote-bearing rock (likely epidote–quartz–feldspar aggregate)
Epidote-rich metamorphic rock; minerals likely epidote (Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH), quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Sea Glass (Kelly Green)
Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)
Likely river-worn chert (flint) pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions