Native copper nugget
Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration
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Native copper nugget
Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration
Sedimentary Rock with Crafts (Pet Rock)
Sedimentary rock decorated with synthetic materials
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Sandstone (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Red Sandstone
Arenite
Chert Arrowhead (Flint Projectile Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tumbled Stone Collection (Fluorite, Sodalite, Moss Agate, Amethyst/Charoite, and Grey Agate)
Silica (SiO2) and Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) based minerals
Copper-Bearing Sulfide Ore (likely Chalcopyrite or Bornite)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4) in host rock
Geode half
Geode (often quartz/chalcedony based)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Siltstone variety)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 with assorted mineral fragments)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Chert (Common Chert)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly Quartz with Hematite cementation)
Quartz pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Chert (specifically as a lithic artifact/projectile point)
Chert (Silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (primarily Quartz, SiO2, with Iron Oxide cement)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhodonite Tumbled Chips
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Pitted Sedimentary Rock / Cupstone
Sedimentary rock with weathering pit (arenite / sandstone)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sandstone
Arenite
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Chrysocolla
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (Fe-rich)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Plume Agate or Moss Agate
Agate (SiO2)
Painted River Rock
Anthropogenic-modified Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (SiO2)
Red Garnet
Pyrope or Almandine (Silicate group, X3Y2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride)
N/A (The provided image is a storyboard/digital document)
Iron Meteorite
Meteoritic Iron (Fe-Ni alloy)
Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety