Puddingstone (Quartzite Conglomerate with Jasper inclusions)
Metaconglomerate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Puddingstone (Quartzite Conglomerate with Jasper inclusions)
Metaconglomerate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Puddingstone
Conglomerate (typically quartz-rich or jasper-rich)
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3:Fe)
Orange Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock; primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Emerald
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, colored green mainly by chromium and/or vanadium
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate including Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted) / White Sapphire / Goshenite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Faceted pale-green gemstone, likely prasiolite or green quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), likely prasiolite; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Horn Coral Fossil
Order Rugosa
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Tumbled black stone, likely basalt or black jasper
Probably basalt (fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene rock); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone or Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
White Marble (Industrial/Architectural)
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Tumbled brown-and-white feldspar-rich stone, likely granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; probably quartz–feldspar aggregate (granite) or quartzite, with iron-oxide staining
Aquamarine in Onyx / Blue Topaz Pendant
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) or Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Quartz Pebble with Muscovite Mica
Quartzite / Quartz-Mica Schist pebble (SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Likely diamond accent
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt with plagioclase phenocrysts
Carrara Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone (principally Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Ruby (Faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Cr trace elements)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Red Jasper with Hematite
Ferruginous Chert (primarily Quartz [SiO2] and Hematite [Fe2O3])
Gowganda Tillite (Puddingstone)
Glacial Tillite (Diamictite) with Jasper inclusions
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Orange Quartzite (or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)
Rounded granite pebble
Granite; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Limestone (Chalk / Calcite Rock)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Likely graphite-rich schist (graphitic schist)
Graphitic schist; chiefly quartz, mica, and graphite (carbon), with possible pyrite or feldspar
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)