Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia and Synthetic Ruby Jewelry
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) and Synthetic Corundum (Al2O3)
Ferruginous Breccia
Breccia with Iron-rich (Hematite/Goethite) Matrix
Amethyst and clear gemstone ring
Amethyst (purple quartz, SiO₂), likely set with colorless quartz or glass accents
Engineered Quartz (Quartzite look-alike)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) composite
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Laterite
Laterite (Iron and aluminum-rich residual rock)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2)
Silver Nugget
Native Silver (Ag)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Flint (or Chert with cortex)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Mudstone)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Beryl (Aquamarine)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Red faceted gemstone jewelry setting
Likely synthetic ruby or red spinel centerpiece with colorless accent stones; exact identification requires gemological testing
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Black Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with carbonaceous impurities
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2, with Feldspar and Clay minerals)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)₃Si₂O―(OH)₄