Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
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Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Pumice or vesicular volcanic tuff
Pumice: highly vesicular volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic to dacitic; possible tuff: lithified ash and pumice fragments
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (and associated river cobbles)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Tektite (likely Australite)
Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Black-and-white agate or onyx bead necklace
Variegated chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly black-and-white banded agate; some black beads may be dyed chalcedony or hematite
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled ruby-in-zoisite (likely)
Ruby-bearing zoisite; zoisite Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH), corundum ruby Al₂O₃
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Beaded gemstone bracelet, likely lapis lazuli and pale quartz/agate
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-rich rock, chiefly (Na,Ca)₈(AlSiO₄)₆(S,SO)₂; pale beads are uncertain
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Eroded)
Carcharodon sp. or Otodus sp. fragment (likely)
Weathered chert or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or agate-like chalcedony
Engineered Quartz (Quartzite look-alike)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) composite
Fulgarite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite / Vitrified Sand)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Faceted gemstone in a jewelry setting
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz, cubic zirconia, or another transparent faceted stone
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite
Likely iron-rich rock or weathered metallic mineral fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite or iron-bearing slag
Green sea glass or green glass-like tumbled material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely anthropogenic soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (specifically sublithic or quartz arenite)
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentinite or green jasper)
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄); exact identification requires testing