Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
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Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Gold flakes
Native Gold (Au)
Amber
Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)
Blue Chalcedony and Picture Jasper Beads
Blue Chalcedony (SiO2), Picture Jasper (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a broadly defined plutonic igneous rock, often more specifically classified as quartz monzonite or granodiorite based on precise mineral percentages)
Native Gold Nuggets
Native Gold (Au)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Orange Tabby (Felis catus)
Felis silvestris catus (variety: Red Mackerel Tabby)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Native Silver
Silver (Ag)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron oxide staining (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (pronounced 'nice')
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Chalcedony or Chert/Jasper with secondary mineral staining
SiO2 (for chalcedony/quartz) with possible secondary copper minerals (e.g., CuSiO3·nH2O for chrysocolla, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 for malachite) or iron oxides/hydroxides.
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3 with Siderite/Limonite streaks)
Epidote
Epidote - Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
K2 Stone (or K2 Jasper)
Azurite-in-Granite (Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Plagioclase, Muscovite, and Azurite)
Basalt Porphyry
Porphyritic Basalt
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Epidote
Epidote (formula: Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Sandstone
Arenite
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Amethyst or Smoky Quartz Geode Slice
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst-based)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Map Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Crystalline Limestone or Marble with Silicate inclusions/impurities)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper / Feldspathic Igneous Rock
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Magnetite/Hematite
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
White Topaz
Topaz [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)