Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
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Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)
Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)
Abbey Bominable (Monster High character)
Anthropomorphic Yeti / Digital Animation
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled brown chalcedony (likely jasper or agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond in Kimberlite Matrix (Diamond: C, Kimberlite: complex Potassic Peridotite)
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Fossil shell fragment (likely brachiopod or bivalve)
Indeterminate fossilized carbonate shell; likely Brachiopoda or Bivalvia
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Goldstone and pink quartz bead strands
Goldstone is aventurescent copper-bearing glass; pink beads are likely rose quartz (SiO₂), though dyed or glass imitations are possible
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Chert (Cherty Shale / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite), CaCO3
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Impact Glass (SiO2 + Al2O3)
Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sandstone (Red/Brown Variety)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 iron oxide inclusions)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Dolerite (Diabase)
Dolerite / Diabase
Granite
Granite (Silicic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Blue-green chrysocolla rough specimen
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; commonly associated with malachite, quartz, and limonite