Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
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Coal (Anthracite / Bituminous)
Organic Sedimentary Rock (Carbon-based)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sunstone (Aventurine Feldspar)
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Cu or Fe2O3
Polished dendritic agate cabochon (likely agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper if reddish)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina Limestone
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Tumbled brown chalcedony or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly iron-stained jasper or agate
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Flint (chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Chert
Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Tool)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) - Archeological lithic artifact
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Tumbled epidote-bearing rock (likely epidote–quartz–feldspar aggregate)
Epidote-rich metamorphic rock; minerals likely epidote (Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃Si₃O₁₂(OH), quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granodiorite with Quartz Veining
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins
Yooperlite (Syenite clast containing fluorescent Sodalite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed mostly of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Fossilized Bored Limestone
Limestone with Ichnofossils (Gastrochaenolites or Entobia)
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Likely clear quartz crystal (possibly cut/polished quartz or glass imitation)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely scoria)
Basaltic scoria; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine in a mafic volcanic glass/microcrystalline matrix
Coquina
Coquina (Biogenic Limestone / CaCO3)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin