Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly galena, hematite, or metallic slag
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Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly galena, hematite, or metallic slag
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Granite
Granitoid (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8 + SiO2)
Botryoidal chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony
Breccia
Breccia
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite (Pegmatitic)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
Desert Rose (Baryte or Gypsum Rose)
Baryte (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoid columnal (Class Crinoidea) in biomicrite
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Goldstone and pink quartz bead strands
Goldstone is aventurescent copper-bearing glass; pink beads are likely rose quartz (SiO₂), though dyed or glass imitations are possible
Goldstone (likely blue-free synthetic goldstone pendant)
Synthetic aventurine glass; silica glass with dispersed metallic copper crystals
Tumbled orbicular granite
Granite, predominantly potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and biotite/hornblende
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
Greenstone / serpentinite carving
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile); exact identification requires testing
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Geode (Unopened)
Quartz Geode (SiO2) / Chalcedony Concretion
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and volcanic inclusions; commonly called ocean jasper
Tumbled gray chalcedony (likely agate or quartzite)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock
Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint (chert) hand axe
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO₂), worked into a bifacial stone tool
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz + Plagioclase + Alkali Feldspar + Biotite/Hornblende)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Slate
Metamorphic pelitic rock
Yooperlite (Syenite clast containing fluorescent Sodalite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)