Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
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Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Vesicular basalt (possibly slag-contaminated)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible olivine and secondary minerals
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Unidentified gray metallic object
Not determinable from the image; likely a metal screw or manufactured fastener rather than geological material
Lava Rock (Dyed)
Basalt / Volcanic scoria
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Flint (chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chert
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Gabbro
Gabbro
Dark gneiss or migmatitic amphibolite
Band ed gneiss; composition likely quartz–feldspar–biotite/amphibole, possibly migmatite
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Polished orbicular jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other inclusions
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Engraved purple stone cabochon, possibly amethyst
Unconfirmed; if amethyst, quartz (SiO₂)
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red agate bead (likely dyed or treated)
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; SiO₂
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Likely chert (flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image alone
Lapis lazuli and green-blue chalcedony jewelry
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-bearing metamorphic rock, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)S) with calcite and pyrite; second stone: likely chrysoprase or green-blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Tumbled greenstone / serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite, chiefly Mg-rich serpentine minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), possibly mixed with chlorite, magnetite, or carbonate
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Chert (Nodular or Massive Variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Stone bead bracelet
Unidentified polished natural-stone beads; possibly wood-grain jasper, agate, or serpentine
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Red-orange sunstone (likely aventurine feldspar) bead bracelet
Feldspar, commonly oligoclase or labradorite with copper inclusions; composition varies by source
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert or Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone