Chalcedony (likely blue agate) knapped into an arrowhead
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
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Chalcedony (likely blue agate) knapped into an arrowhead
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Quartz Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly SiO2)
Polished yellow calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Chalcedony (Agate / Jasper Specimen)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (in Jewelry)
Carbon (C)
Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Chalcedony / milky quartz flake
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony; possibly a worked quartzite or chert fragment
Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and volcanic inclusions; commonly called ocean jasper
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Red glass-like crystal, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (ruby), Al₂O₃, or synthetic glass
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate, (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Sandstone)
Conglomeratic concrete or asphalt aggregate surface with dark bituminous chunks
Polymictic gravel aggregate; dark pieces likely bitumen/asphalt, not a natural rock
Diamond (faceted)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Aragonite
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed predominantly of Quartz, SiO2, with Feldspar and Clay minerals)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)
Fossil or modern bivalve shell
Calcium carbonate shell, likely aragonite (CaCO₃); exact species cannot be determined from the image
Pale green aventurine (likely quartz) sphere
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale green aventurine, with color from inclusions or treatment
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Trilobite fossil
Trilobita (exact species indeterminable from the image)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla or dyed chalcedony
Probable chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate; variable composition), though appearance could also represent dyed chalcedony
Unidentified gray stone/concrete-like fragment
Indeterminate; likely a fine-grained carbonate or cementitious geological fragment
Polished black stone pendant
Likely black obsidian or black tourmaline; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)