Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
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Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Polished jasper pendant
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished orbicular jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron oxides and other inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (C - Carbon)
Rounded pink granite cobble
Granite, chiefly quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase–biotite
Blue chalcedony bead necklace
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly blue-dyed or blue-gray natural chalcedony
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert or silicified sedimentary fragment (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or fossil-bearing chert
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (and associated river cobbles)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Red jasper (likely)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Black-and-white agate or onyx bead necklace
Variegated chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly black-and-white banded agate; some black beads may be dyed chalcedony or hematite
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Tumbled ruby-in-zoisite (likely)
Ruby-bearing zoisite; zoisite Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH), corundum ruby Al₂O₃
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Yellow Chert (Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina / Fossiliferous Limestone
Coquina (composed primarily of Calcium Carbonate / CaCO3)
Aragonite Star Cluster
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Polished yellow-green serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Larimar
Pectolite
Sandstone
Arenite
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)