Polished leopard-skin jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
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Polished leopard-skin jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral impurities
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Chalcedony (Common Opal/Chert variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate
Quartz (likely) or a Quartzite Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for quartz. If it's quartzite, it's a metamorphic rock primarily composed of quartz.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar Felsic Rock)
Chalk
Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Float/Abraded)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Diamond (in Jewelry)
Carbon (C)
Fluorite with Rhodochrosite
Fluorite (CaF2) and Rhodochrosite (MnCO3)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Polished white agate or chalcedony bead
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate with iron-oxide staining or a brown mineral inclusion
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate or CaCO3)
Red faceted gemstone jewelry setting
Likely synthetic ruby or red spinel centerpiece with colorless accent stones; exact identification requires gemological testing
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals
Quartz (on matrix)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO₂)
Flint or chert flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon C)
Vesicular Rhyolite
Rhyolite (High-silica volcanic rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz (pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Coal (Bituminous Coal)
Caustobiolith / Sedimentary Rock
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Micaceous Rock (likely Muscovite Schist/Gneiss or a Muscovite-rich Specimen)
Predominantly Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2), often found in rocks like Muscovite Schist or Muscovite Gneiss.
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)