Chert Arrowhead
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
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Chert Arrowhead
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Raw Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (Common Opal/Jasper variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished brecciated jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of chalcedony (mostly SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and likely brecciation
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Decorated turquoise-like bead or mineral pendant
Likely turquoise [CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O], possibly dyed composite or blue-green jasper
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (composed of orthoclase, quartz, and plagioclase)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (varietal Chalcedony or Flint)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Chalk
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Dragon Vein Agate (Dyed/Treated)
Agate (SiO2)
Pale green aventurine (likely quartz) sphere
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale green aventurine, with color from inclusions or treatment
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Heart-shaped faceted gemstone pendant
Likely yellow quartz (citrine) or synthetic yellow stone, set in metal with small clear accent stones
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Pumice or vesicular volcanic tuff
Pumice: highly vesicular volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic to dacitic; possible tuff: lithified ash and pumice fragments
Concrete or asphalt-like aggregate surface with a dark fragment
Uncertain; likely artificial concrete containing mixed lithic aggregate, not a natural rock
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Calcareous bioclastic sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone (with iron staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Unknown dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a dark sulfide mineral or slag-like geological fragment
Banded agate cabochon
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Polished greenstone pebble
Likely nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite), though serpentine or greenstone is possible from appearance alone
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)
Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate