Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
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Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Unidentified gray metallic object
Not determinable from the image; likely a metal screw or manufactured fastener rather than geological material
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Lapis lazuli bead bracelet
Lapis lazuli, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S); commonly with calcite and pyrite
Tumbled orange chalcedony / jasper
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained chalcedony or quartz-rich jasper
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Chert (variations include Flint/Novaculite)
Chert (formula: SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often commercially sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Honey Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dyed turquoise-colored lava stone beads
Vesicular basalt (scoria), commonly sold as dyed lava rock
Black tourmaline bead bracelet, possibly mixed with smoky quartz or brown tourmaline
Schorl tourmaline, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄; exact beads cannot be confirmed visually
Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss fragment
Granite; primarily quartz, feldspar, and mica
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Likely flint (chert) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), variety chert
Pearl
Pearl (Calcium Carbonate with organic conchiolin, CaCO3)
Amethyst and aquamarine gemstone bracelet
Amethyst: purple quartz, SiO₂; blue beads likely aquamarine/blue quartz, with possible metallic spacer beads
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)
Amorphous Solid (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)
Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Polished garnet bead bracelet
Garnet group, likely almandine–pyrope solid solution; commonly approximated as Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃–Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Red-and-brown agate bead bracelet
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely colored chalcedony/carnelian
Rounded quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Beaded gemstone jewelry, likely carnelian and green aventurine
Carnelian: orange chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); green aventurine: quartz with fuchsite or other inclusions (SiO₂)
Blue-green gemstone ring, likely treated turquoise or synthetic/treated beryl
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), apatite, or treated beryl
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)
Flaked stone projectile point
Likely worked chert or fine-grained silicified shale; exact lithology cannot be confirmed from the image
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)