Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
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Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Dyed turquoise-colored lava stone beads
Vesicular basalt (scoria), commonly sold as dyed lava rock
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Polymetamorphic Granitic Gneiss)
Goethite
Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Stainless Steel Spoon
Iron-Chromium Alloy (Fe + Cr + Ni)
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Ferrochrome Slag
Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Mixed polished gemstone and mineral collection
Primarily quartz varieties (SiO₂), plus probable aventurine, rose quartz, amethyst, agate, jasper, serpentine, feldspar, and possibly dyed or man-made glass pieces
Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Carved quartz (likely rose quartz and green aventurine/quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); green material may be aventurine quartz or serpentine
Granite (weathered pebble)
Granite (plutonic igneous rock)
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
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Concrete aggregate surface
Human-made cementitious composite; primarily calcium-silicate-hydrate cement with mixed silicate aggregate
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass, amorphous silica rich rock)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Marble
Marble (primarily Calcite, CaCO3 or Dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2)
River Pebble (Likely Chert or Fine-Grained Sandstone/Quartzite)
Siliciclastic clast (likely Chert or Quartzarenite/Quartzite pebble)
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Sulfur on Aragonite
Sulfur (S) and Aragonite (CaCO3)