Polished black gemstone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich amorphous SiO₂
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Polished black gemstone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich amorphous SiO₂
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Quartz-Feldspar-Mica)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Moqui Marble (Moqui Ball)
Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite cemented Sandstone)
Basalt
Basalt
Rough Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Industrial Diamond (Bort or Boart)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Red Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Garnet)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Native Gold (in earring form)
Gold (Au)
Moss Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly meteorite
Uncertain; likely goethite/hematite-rich material, with meteorite possibility
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, and sulfides
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
Bornite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 - specific variety for Seraphinite due to its fibrous inclusions and chatoyancy.
Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Limonite-pseudomorph after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)
Goethite and Limonite secondary minerals (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Gossanous Sandstone (likely Terrestrial)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide inclusions
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Fluorite (Green Fluorite)
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)