Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Faience and Carnelian in Egyptian Revival Jewelry
Faience (quartz frit) and Carnelian (chalcedony, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Slate
Metamorphic pelitic rock
Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
Unknown dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark sulfide mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Chert (possibly a worked stone flake)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Sandstone
Arenite
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Carnelian cabochon pendant
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Red jasper (likely)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Tumbled aqua glassy mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise imitation
Uncertain from image; possible chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, variable composition) or dyed/man-made glass
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
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
Flint (chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
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)
Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
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
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)