Opalite-style glass pendant
Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)
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Opalite-style glass pendant
Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)
Granodiorite (containing Biotite and Quartz)
Granodiorite (Plagioclase-rich phaneritic intrusive rock)
Rounded pale pebble, likely quartz-rich stone
Indeterminate; possibly quartzite, quartz-bearing granite, or calcite-rich limestone
Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock with possible epidote or chlorite
Hydrothermal/pegmatitic quartz-bearing rock; identifiable minerals may include quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and epidote/chlorite
Serpentine
Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Unidentified gray metallic object
Not determinable from the image; likely a metal screw or manufactured fastener rather than geological material
Chert (Arrowhead/Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue slag-like mineral specimen, possibly bornite or chalcopyrite
Tentatively bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Polished agate-like stone (uncertain; possibly a fossil or shell fragment)
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is limited by the image
Quartz-rich breccia or silicified rock
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible feldspar/calcite fragments
Chert (Arrowhead Debitage or Flake)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Botryoidal prehnite
Prehnite, Ca₂Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Iron-stained Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polished tiger’s-eye (likely iron-rich quartzite)
Quartzite composed mainly of SiO₂, with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs oxidized to iron oxides
Grooved Maun Ball (Maul/Hammerstone-like Concretion)
Calcareous/Ferruginous Concretion in Sandstone Matrix
Chalcanthite
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Ferruginous Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Sandstone with Iron Oxide cement)
Chert (Arrowhead)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primary)
Possible fossilized shell or fossil fragment
Indeterminate; possibly a small brachiopod or gastropod fossil in mineralized matrix
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or rhyolitic jasper)
Silica-rich volcanic breccia composed mainly of microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible feldspar
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Milky quartz in dark host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely as a vein or vein fragment; host rock uncertain
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite cementation)
Possible basalt or iron-rich slag-like geological specimen
Basalt (tentative); predominantly plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly with magnetite/iron oxides
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pumice (specifically a water-worn, weathered variety)
Vesicular volcanic glass
Iron meteorite fragment
Fe-Ni meteorite, likely an iron meteorite or stony-iron fragment
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Small gray rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich granite, chert, or concrete-like silicate material
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone (likely Limonite or Goethite)
Ferruginous sedimentary rock (FeO(OH)·nH2O)