River Stone / Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of lithified silt)
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River Stone / Siltstone
Siltstone (composed of lithified silt)
Iron-rich banded quartzite / jaspilite
Banded iron formation (BIF), chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and iron oxides (hematite, Fe₂O₃; magnetite, Fe₃O₄)
Dragon Blood Jasper
Epidote-bearing Quartz Microcrystalline Aggregate
Jasper and Mudstone Composite
Silicified Sedimentary Rock / Jasperoid Pebble
Slate
Slate; predominantly fine-grained phyllosilicates (muscovite/illite, chlorite) with quartz and feldspar
Water-worn basalt pebble
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified sand)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Jasper and Chalcedony Nodule
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Sedimentary clast
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Conglomeratic gravel / pebble-rich concrete-like rock
Polymictic conglomerate (likely an unconsolidated gravel surface; exact identification uncertain from the image)
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Likely limestone or marble fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; CaCO₃
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Pumice or vesicular volcanic tuff
Pumice: highly vesicular volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic to dacitic; possible tuff: lithified ash and pumice fragments
Banded Sandstone or Quartzite Pebble
SiO2 (dominant) with impurities
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Possible sea glass (naturally frosted glass), not a confirmed geological specimen
Man-made silicate glass; composition varies, commonly soda-lime glass
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass
Pebble
Lithified rock fragment / Sedimentary clast
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
Dark gray shale or slate-like rock
Fine-grained, clay-rich mudrock; exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Mixed river gravel (alluvial conglomeratic sediment)
Polymictic alluvium; composition includes quartz, feldspar, chert, granite, basalt, and metamorphic rock fragments
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Fossiliferous shale or mudstone with a brachiopod fossil
Likely a spiriferid brachiopod fossil in dark shale/mudstone; exact species and age require locality and examination