Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Category
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Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Turquoise ring stone (likely stabilized or dyed turquoise)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Tumbled chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/jasper
Polished black-and-golden tourmaline
Schorl–dravite tourmaline, commonly represented by black schorl over brown dravite
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Calligraphy Stone
Mariam Jasper (Fossiliferous Limestone composed of Hematite and Shell remains)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Exposed aggregate concrete (stone-chip surface)
Portland-cement concrete containing natural aggregate; not a natural rock
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Polished/tumbled brown-and-white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich jasper, brecciated jasper, or an iron-stained quartz mineral
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Arenite (with iron oxide cement)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite with Conchiolin
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Sandstone Pebble
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (with potential mineral inclusions)
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz, SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue-green quartz-rich stone, possibly chrysoprase or aventurine
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂) with green coloration from nickel-bearing minerals or inclusions
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla or dyed chalcedony
Probable chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate; variable composition), though appearance could also represent dyed chalcedony
Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate
Gypsum (Satin Spar / Alabaster variety)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Quartz cluster, possibly druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline to coarse crystalline; associated matrix uncertain
Synthetic Zinc/Polycarbonate Composite (Bey-specimen)
Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) with Polycarbonate (C15H16O2)n Overlay
Limestone Pebble
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gastly (Trick or Trade Halloween Series)
Cellulose-carbonaceous composite (Lignocellulose laminated with pigmentary polymers)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 composition dominant)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Chalk
Carbonate rock (mainly CaCO3)
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green mica/fuchsite or chlorite inclusions
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)