Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint / Quartz Nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Pebble
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock comprising Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with potential Arkose/Lithic characteristics)
Arenite (Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Stony Coral) fossil
Chert (Flint / Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Cherty Shale / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)
Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Chert
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Coquina)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert or Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based typically)
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Quartzite Arrowhead (Archaeological Lithic)
Recrystallized Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Chert (Siltstone / Flint)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (with Quartz)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)