Yellow chalcedony (possibly iron-stained agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
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Yellow chalcedony (possibly iron-stained agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Nugget of Native Silver
Native Silver (Ag)
Stony Meteorite (Chondrite)
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H type)
Brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining
Polished dark chalcedony or agate cabochon
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely brown-red chalcedony/agate
Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Lapis lazuli bead bracelet
Lapis lazuli: a rock composed mainly of lazurite, with variable calcite and pyrite
Turquoise-colored ring stone (possibly turquoise or imitation)
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identity cannot be confirmed from the image
Turquoise-colored bead necklace (likely dyed howlite or magnesite)
Likely dyed Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅ (howlite) or MgCO₃ (magnesite); turquoise is CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Galena-bearing ore (probable)
Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), possibly with sphalerite or metallic sulfides
Pink coral and green-stone jewelry
Likely pink coral (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃) set with an unidentified green stone; the image is too indistinct to identify the green material reliably.
Slag
Anthropogenic silicate slag
Rounded gray pebble, likely quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly crystalline quartz, SiO₂); identification is tentative from the image
Blue-green agate bead bracelet
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely dyed blue-green
Bauxite
Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Small brown mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered quartz-rich rock, ironstone, or a sulfide mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
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
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Polished moss agate pendant
Moss agate, a chalcedony variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with green chlorite/actinolite inclusions
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (mostly Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Cut diamond tennis-chain jewelry
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), cubic crystal system
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
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)
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich sulfide/oxide material or industrial slag
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentine
Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Biotite-rich schist
Mica schist, chiefly quartz + biotite mica (locally muscovite); composition varies
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Beryl
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
White cabochon gemstone, likely agate or chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably chalcedony/agate; exact identification is uncertain from the overexposed image