Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
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Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
Black Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica impact glass)
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with impurities)
Chert (Quartz var.)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chiastolite
Andalusite variety Chiastolite
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoida (columnal ossicles)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Granite
Granite
Sodalite beads
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂, likely with minor lazurite/pyrite or calcite inclusions
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Pearl (with Peridot)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz replacement, SiO2)
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled blue-dyed stone, likely basalt or blue aventurine
Likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase and pyroxene), possibly coated or dyed; exact identification requires testing
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Beryl (Variety Mix)
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Fossilized Stingray Mouth Plate
Myliobatidae gen. et sp. indet. (e.g., Myliobatis, Aetobatus)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (or possibly Diamond)
Zirconium dioxide (or Carbon)
Tektite (likely indochinite)
Natural silica-rich impact glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂ with aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium
Weathered porphyritic basalt
Basalt, likely plagioclase-phyric basalt; primarily a fine-grained aggregate of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron-titanium oxides
Diamond (or diamond simulant)
C