Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
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Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Iron-rich banded quartzite / jaspilite
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and iron oxides (hematite, Fe₂O₃; magnetite, Fe₃O₄)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Diamond (in a cluster setting)
Crystallized Carbon (C)
Cobalt Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (SiO2 + CoO)
Chert (possibly a worked stone flake)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Paleoflora (mainly Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly SiO₂, noncrystalline
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (River Siltstone/Quartzite type)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag
Basalt (tentative; identification uncertain from image)
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)
Amorphous Solid (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)
Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic felsic intrusive rock)
Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Carved red jasper bead (likely ceramic imitation)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact material uncertain from the image
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Tumbled purple quartz, likely amethyst or lavender quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), probably iron-colored amethyst; exact variety uncertain from the image
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Dark gneiss or migmatitic amphibolite
Band ed gneiss; composition likely quartz–feldspar–biotite/amphibole, possibly migmatite
Polished black obsidian
Volcanic glass; primarily rhyolitic SiO₂, with minor iron, magnesium, and other trace elements
Possible basalt or industrial iron-rich slag
Basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene rock); identification uncertain from image
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Gemstone bead necklace (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; precise identification is uncertain because the beads are blurred and metal settings obscure them
Fossiliferous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, predominantly calcite (CaCO₃)
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine colored by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Diamond
Carbon (C)