Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
igneous
Category
Man Made Object (Simulant)
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Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
igneous
Sea Shell (Fighting Conch Fragment)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Strombus alatus fragment
sedimentary (biogenic)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
igneous
Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
sedimentary (fossilized)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
metamorphic
Chrysocolla in Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
mineral
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Obsidian (Black)
Obsidian (High-silica volcanic glass)
igneous
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Sedimentary
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
igneous
Granite Pebble
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
igneous
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
igneous
Diorite
Diorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
igneous
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey-style)
Hexagonaria percarinata (Fossilized Rugose Coral)
sedimentary
Chert (often called Flint or Agate nodule)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
sedimentary
Howlite (Tumbled)
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
mineral
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble Type)
Goethite/Hematite-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Green Jade (specifically Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
igneous
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and clay inclusions
sedimentary
Dalmatian Jasper
Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)
igneous
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
sedimentary
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
sedimentary
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Mineral
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Antropogenic (Man-made glass byproduct)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial deposit)
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
not a rock (Man-made industrial metal)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral (man-made aura treatment)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Asphalt Chunk (with aggregate)
Bituminous concrete / Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made conglomerate)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Mineral/Rock
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Sedimentary Rock (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)