Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
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Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Green Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Unidentified translucent mineral fragment, possibly calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), tentative identification
Chalcedony (likely agate/chert fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Ferrochrome Slag
Calcium-Aluminium-Magnesium Silicate Slag
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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)
Calcite (commonly referred to as Orange Calcite or Honey Calcite given its color)
Calcite
Amber
Succinite (with a generalized formula of C10H16O)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Limestone
CaCO3 (Mainly Calcite or Aragonite)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxides (Goethite)
Polished red jasper beads
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Quartzite (River Pebble)
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Sandstone (SiO2)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Iron-rich quartzite or ironstone fragment
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Tumbled blue-gray chalcedony (likely blue agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron Slag
Iron Slag (Industrial Vitreous Material)
Silver (Sterling Silver Jewelry)
Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu)
Green Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary stone
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly arkose or lithic sandstone; composition cannot be confirmed visually
Chert (Fossiliferous)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (lithic)
Lithic Wacke / Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based with various mineral cements)
Weathered quartz-rich cobble, possibly quartzite or feldspar-rich granite
Quartz–feldspar aggregate; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Tumbled jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly sandstone or quartzite
Likely quartzite (mostly SiO₂), though a granular sandstone is also possible
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)