Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type)
Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)
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Black Pearl (Tahitian or Irradiated Type)
Organic gemstone (Calcium Carbonate with Conchiolin Binding)
Polished black obsidian pyramid/block
Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, chiefly rhyolitic silica (approximately 70–75% SiO₂)
Cobalt Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (anthropogenic) with Cobalt additives
Amber
Succinite (fossilized resin)
Amber (with potentially inclusions)
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Polished green-gray stone, possibly serpentine
Likely serpentine-group rock, composed mainly of serpentine minerals; identification is uncertain from the photo
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Turquoise ring
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; the setting appears to be silver-colored metal
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineral)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite with Arsenic and Sulfur inclusions
Natural White Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin - CaCO3
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2, approximately 70% or more)
Chert (flint), brown variety
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Yellow amber beads
Amber (fossilized tree resin; organic mineraloid, not a true mineral)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions)
Chert (flint), likely a weathered nodule fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly termed chert or flint
Ironstone pebble
Iron-oxide-cemented sediment, likely hematite- or goethite-rich
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Likely muscovite mica
Muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Polished hematite (specimen identification uncertain)
Hematite, α-Fe₂O₃
Chalcedony (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Tumbled black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian — volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Polished brown jasper (likely iron-rich jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Tumbled brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called jasper when opaque and impurity-colored
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly SiO2)
Potassium feldspar
Orthoclase or microcline; KAlSi₃O₈
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (possibly citrine or pale agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact variety cannot be confirmed visually
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Hematite or Magnetite (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Polished sodalite-bearing rock
Likely sodalite in a feldspar-rich host; exact rock identification is uncertain from the image
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Cantera Opal (Mexican Fire Opal in Rhyolite Matrix)
Hydrated amorphous silica in rhyolite (SiO2·nH2O in volcanic matrix)