Small metallic-gold mineral fragment, possibly pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), if confirmed
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Small metallic-gold mineral fragment, possibly pyrite
Pyrite (FeS₂), if confirmed
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Slate
Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Tumbled aqua glassy mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise imitation
Uncertain from image; possible chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, variable composition) or dyed/man-made glass
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale agate or quartzite
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Sandstone)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Flaked stone projectile point
Likely worked chert or fine-grained silicified shale; exact lithology cannot be confirmed from the image
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)
Conglomeratic concrete or asphalt aggregate surface with dark bituminous chunks
Polymictic gravel aggregate; dark pieces likely bitumen/asphalt, not a natural rock
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
White Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Slate
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Pink Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Blue faceted gemstone, likely synthetic sapphire or blue glass
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if sapphire; identity cannot be confirmed visually
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite Rock (CaCO3)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone)
Dark gneiss or migmatitic amphibolite
Band ed gneiss; composition likely quartz–feldspar–biotite/amphibole, possibly migmatite
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Banded calcite (likely polished limestone/marble fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃; probable banded calcitic marble
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Diorite (Gneissic)
Diorite
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished smoky quartz crystal point
Quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-colored or smoky quartz with milky inclusions
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Polished greenstone pebble
Likely nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite), though serpentine or greenstone is possible from appearance alone
Tumbled greenstone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole; Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)