Galena-bearing ore (probable)
Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), possibly with sphalerite or metallic sulfides
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Galena-bearing ore (probable)
Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), possibly with sphalerite or metallic sulfides
Small brown mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered quartz-rich rock, ironstone, or a sulfide mineral
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Bauxite
Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cut diamond tennis-chain jewelry
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), cubic crystal system
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Ferrochrome Slag
Calcium-Aluminium-Magnesium Silicate Slag
Turquoise-colored ring stone (possibly turquoise or imitation)
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identity cannot be confirmed from the image
Polished moss agate pendant
Moss agate, a chalcedony variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with green chlorite/actinolite inclusions
Tumbled fossil shark tooth pendant
Likely fossilized shark tooth, possibly Otodus or Carcharhinus; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished dark chalcedony or agate cabochon
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely brown-red chalcedony/agate
Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian or red agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Biotite-rich schist
Mica schist, chiefly quartz + biotite mica (locally muscovite); composition varies
Iron-stained brecciated quartz vein rock
Quartz-rich hydrothermal breccia; predominantly SiO₂ with iron oxides/hydroxides (hematite, goethite) and likely minor host-rock minerals
White cabochon gemstone, likely agate or chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably chalcedony/agate; exact identification is uncertain from the overexposed image
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Serpentine
Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Carved translucent jade pendant
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite series); possibly jadeite or chalcedony, identification requires testing
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Black rectangular gemstone pendant, likely obsidian or black glass imitation
Most plausibly black obsidian (volcanic glass; SiO₂-rich), though the image cannot exclude synthetic glass or black onyx
Likely black cabochon gemstone pendant
Uncertain; possibly black star sapphire, black spinel, or obsidian
Gemstone-set silver jewelry piece
Likely mixed faceted gemstones in a silver-colored metal setting; stones may include sapphire, ruby/garnet, and yellow sapphire or citrine, but the image is insufficient for species-level identification.
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite Boulder
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock
Chert (Yellow Jasper/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Likely polished dark gemstone cabochon
Indeterminate; possibly black chalcedony/agate, obsidian, or glass imitation
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a limonite/goethite-rich matrix
Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)