Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chalcedony (Yellow Agate)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Bornite (Peacock Ore) / Acid-treated Chalcopyrite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Polished agate (likely moss or plume agate)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety; exact variety is uncertain from the photo
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond in Gold Setting
Diamond (C - pure carbon)
Likely tumbled pale-green mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly serpentine, calcite, or pale jade/nephrite
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Tumbled green-yellow chalcedony (likely prehnite or serpentine)
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), likely fuchsite-bearing aventurine
Tumbled pale chalcedony (likely quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale agate or quartz
Biotite Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (ST-class)
Ironstone concretion
Siderite or Limonite-rich Concretion (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Unknown metallic sulfide-bearing rock, possibly chalcopyrite or bornite
Tentative: chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂) or bornite (Cu₅FeS₄)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Polished ocean jasper / orbicular jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with chalcedony, feldspar, and iron/manganese oxides
Vanadinite
Lead Chlorovanadate - Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Quartz Sand (Beach Sand)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore
Primarily chrysocolla, a hydrated copper silicate (approx. Cu₂−xAlx(H₂−xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄·nH₂O); exact identification is uncertain from the image.
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Multiple specimens; visible pieces may include quartz, calcite, agate/chalcedony, jasper, and dyed or coated materials
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled or broken translucent quartz-like fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or calcite
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich jasper, predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and volcanic/mineral inclusions
Copper Ore
Native Copper (Cu) often found with Chalcocite (Cu2S) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), iron-oxide colored variety
Tumbled blue glassy mineral, possibly sodalite or blue aventurine
Identification uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) or blue-dyed quartz/slag-like material
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Iron-oxide-stained sulfide-bearing rock, possibly pyrite-bearing schist
Likely quartz–mica schist or massive sulfide rock with pyrite (FeS₂) and limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Likely hematite-rich ironstone or metallic mineral fragment
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly with magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or metallic iron
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely polished agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be determined from this photograph
Copper-bearing rock, possibly native copper in a weathered matrix
Likely copper minerals such as malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂) in an iron-rich host; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Shale with Quartz Veins
Fissile Sedimentary Rock (SiO2)