Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2) with Cristobalite (SiO2) inclusions
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Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2) with Cristobalite (SiO2) inclusions
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
White flint (chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Flint or chert artifact
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely worked flint/chert
Snowflake Obsidian (Flower Jasper variant)
Vitreous volcanic silicate with cristobalite inclusions
Obsidian (black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; predominantly silica-rich volcanic glass, commonly rhyolitic (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)
Tumbled rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Flint/Chert Nodule in Limestone
Sedimentary rock containing microcrystalline quartz (SiO2) within a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert with Limestone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) Matrix
Tumbled pegmatitic granite
Coarse-grained granite/pegmatite, chiefly quartz, feldspar, and biotite or amphibole
Dark basalt or industrial slag (tentative)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly with olivine
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert Arrowhead (Lithic Artifact)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule/Pebble)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (spherulitic Obsidian) - SiO2 (with Cristobalite inclusions)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled labradorite
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock
Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells
Snowflake obsidian
Volcanic glass (mostly rhyolitic) with cristobalite or feldspar spherulites
Polished hematite (speculative)
Hematite, α-Fe₂O₃; possibly hematite-rich ironstone
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcic plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Arrowhead (Flint/Chert)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Laterite
Laterite (Fe2O3 and Al2O3-rich residual rock)
Chert / Flint (Artifact)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Obsidian with Mahogany Phasing
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Blue Diamond
Carbon with Boron impurities (C)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, SiO₂
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Tumbled green stone, possibly serpentine
Likely serpentine-group rock (mainly serpentine minerals; identification uncertain from the image)
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Gemstone Beads
Various mineral species