Mineral (Processed Alloy)

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

Copper Nugget

Native Copper (Cu)

Tumbled carnelian (likely chalcedony)

Carnelian, orange-red cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chalcedony

Tumbled carnelian agate

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; iron-oxide colored

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

Iron Meteorite

Meteoritic Iron (Fe-Ni alloy)

Chalcopyrite on Quartz

Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysoprase or dyed chalcedony

Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly nickel-bearing chrysoprase; exact identification requires testing

Jasper with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Faceted Quartz (Rock Crystal)

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Amethyst and clear gemstone ring

Amethyst (purple quartz, SiO₂), likely set with colorless quartz or glass accents

Blue Impression Jasper beads

Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Blue sodalite beads

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂

Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi)

Vanadinite

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)

Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock (likely gold-bearing quartz vein fragment)

Quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides, possibly limonite/goethite and minor sulfides

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (meteoritic iron, Fe-Ni alloy)

Orange Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Botryoidal chrysocolla-rich copper ore

Chrysocolla, hydrated copper phyllosilicate (approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O), likely with malachite and quartz/gangue

Green aventurine pendant

Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored mainly by fuchsite or other chromium-bearing mica inclusions

Metallic meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)

Undetermined meteoritic Fe–Ni alloy with silicate minerals

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Shale

Fissile Mudstone (primarily composed of clay minerals and quartz)

Gypsum rosette cluster (desert rose)

Gypsum, calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO₄·2H₂O), rosette habit

Bismuth

Native Bismuth (Bi)

Granite (White Granite variant)

Phaneritic Plutonic Rock (High-silica Felsic)

Iron Meteorite (likely an Individual specimen)

Iron Meteorite (Group IAB, IIAB, IIIAB, etc., Fe-Ni alloy)

Native copper

Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and malachite alteration

Molybdenite in Quartz

Molybdenite (MoS2) with Quartz (SiO2)

Granite

Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock

Gold

Aurum (Au)

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Popcorn

Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)

Copper ore, likely native copper in a host rock

Native copper (Cu), possibly with cuprite/iron-oxide matrix

Black Jasper

Black Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)

Granodiorite

Granodiorite (Intermediate intrusive igneous rock)

Banded sandstone pebble

Lithic or quartz-rich sandstone; exact composition requires testing

Silver (S925)

Native Silver (Ag)

Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Yellow calcite cabochon

Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃), likely honey/yellow calcite

Polished amethyst-bearing quartz

Quartz, SiO₂; purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation, likely in an amethyst/quartz matrix