Likely polished greenstone or serpentine inlay
Serpentine-group mineral, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite jade
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Likely polished greenstone or serpentine inlay
Serpentine-group mineral, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite jade
Polished red jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Tumbled Hematite with Quartz/Chert (Specular Hematite)
Fe2O3 (Iron Oxide)
Celestine (Celestite)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Quartzite Cobble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible stony-iron fragment
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Faceted diamond gemstone (likely)
Diamond — crystalline carbon, C
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Chalcopyrite in Matrix
CuFeS2
Metal-rich sulfide ore, likely galena-bearing rock
Galena (PbS) with pyrite/chalcopyrite in a host rock; exact identification requires testing
Gold Nugget
Gold (Au)
Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)
Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)
Tumbled green fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gold-Bearing Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Native Gold (SiO2 + Au)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gold coin pendant on a chain
Gold (Au), likely a coin set in a gold-colored metal mount
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Turquoise bead bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O (bead material may be stabilized or dyed)
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
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy in specimen
Olivine
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Red cabochon gemstone ring; likely garnet
Possibly almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; identification is uncertain from the image
Star sapphire ring
Corundum (Al₂O₃), likely asteriated sapphire
Tumbled carnelian (likely chalcedony)
Carnelian, orange-red cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chalcedony
Polished brecciated jasper pendant
Silica-rich jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), brecciated and cemented by silica or iron-rich material
Small cylindrical mineral/stone fragment
Undetermined; the image is insufficient for reliable mineral identification
Basalt with Quartz Vein
Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock) with crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous matrix