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Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Fossilized Shell Impression / Siltstone Fossil
Bivalvia / Brachiopoda mold in Siltstone
Basalt Pebble
Extrusive Igneous Rock / Basalt
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Crushed Granite and Basalt
Phaneritic Igneous Rock / Aphanitic Igneous Rock
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Granodiorite (Gneissic texture)
Granodiorite (containing Quartz SiO2, Plagioclase Feldspar, and Biotite)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt (Extrusive Volcanic Rock)
Granodiorite (Weathered)
Granodiorite
Fossil Snail
Gastropoda fossil
Desert Rose (Baryte or Selenite variant)
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) with Sand inclusions
Quartz-veined Metamorphic Pebble
Silicate-rich metamorphic rock with quartz veins (SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with trace iron impurities
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement fragment)
Artificial conglomerate / Bitumen-Aggregate mixture
Nickel coin (U.S. currency)
Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)
Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue calcite or dyed material
Likely tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), potentially hematite/goethite-bearing
Polished tiger’s-eye
Tiger’s-eye, a chatoyant quartz variety; SiO₂ with fibrous pseudomorphic crocidolite/goethite inclusions
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), likely
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony aggregate, commonly with feldspar, epidote, and iron oxides; composition varies
Blue faceted gemstones, likely blue sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃), blue varieties colored chiefly by iron and titanium
Tumbled sodalite (probable)
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue-dyed jasper or lapis lazuli
Carved quartz skull
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH,F)4)
Bauxite
Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace amounts of iron)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Garnet (Almandine)
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Raw Ruby (Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet
Silicate mineral group (often Pyrope or Almandine in this color range)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)