Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentinite or green jasper)
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄); exact identification requires testing
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (arenite, arkose, wacke depending on composition)
Porous limestone (likely fossiliferous or weathered limestone)
Calcite-rich limestone; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (siliciclastic sedimentary rock composed mostly of quartz)
Chert (often called Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue-beaded gemstone jewelry, likely lapis lazuli or dyed blue agate
Uncertain from the image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or blue chalcedony (SiO₂)
Natural or Cultured Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag
Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Fossilized oyster shell
Bivalvia; likely an oyster (Ostreidae), partly mineralized with calcite
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag
Basalt (tentative; identification uncertain from image)
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Flint (or Chert with cortex)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Tumbled purple chalcedony or low-grade amethyst bead bracelet
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly quartz/amethyst; composition is SiO₂
Quartzite
Silica (SiO2) quartzite
Basalt
Basalt
Chert (Chocolate or Brown Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled purple quartz, likely amethyst or lavender quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), probably iron-colored amethyst; exact variety uncertain from the image
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C)
Lapis lazuli and green-blue chalcedony jewelry
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-bearing metamorphic rock, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)S) with calcite and pyrite; second stone: likely chrysoprase or green-blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Silicified Paleoflora (mainly Quartz, SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite
Cardstock (Paper)
Cellulose (C6H10O5)n