Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
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Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Blue quartzite or blue aventurine glass-like aggregate
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂ (identification uncertain from image)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily Quartz/Chalcedony, formula SiO2)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with manganese-oxide dendrites
Tumbled pegmatitic granite
Coarse-grained granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite or amphibole
Tanzanite
Blue-violet Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood)
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony replacement of cellulose)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed howlite or turquoise imitation
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2 as Quartz/Chert/Chalcedony)
Polished tiger’s-eye cabochon (probable)
Quartz variety, SiO₂, with fibrous riebeckite/crocidolite-derived inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)
Conical fossil shell or shell fragment
Likely a gastropod shell fragment; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species requires locality and examination
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Jasper or Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Caliche (with Lichen Cover)
Calcium carbonate-cemented soil layer (CaCO3)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished blue agate/geode slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely dyed blue
Polished blue sodalite cabochons
Sodalite, Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂
Mixed tumbled gemstone collection
Varied minerals, likely including amethyst, sodalite/lapis lazuli, quartzite or aventurine, jasper, and agate/chalcedony
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rhinestone (or glass crystal)
Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Polished green moss agate cabochon
Moss agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with included chlorite/actinolite or iron-manganese minerals
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Blue calcite (probable)
Calcite, CaCO₃