United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
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United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Cat's Eye Shell (Shiva Shell)
Operculum of the Turbo petholatus (Tapestry Turban Snail), predominantly Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite)
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch variety)
Succinite
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Rose Quartz Carving
Quartum roseum (Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrous Iron Oxide (goethite, lepidocrocite)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Granite, possibly granodiorite
Coarse-grained felsic plutonic rock; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar, with biotite and/or hornblende
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
Granite Cobble/Pebble
Granite
Chert (or possibly Flint)
Chert (variant: Flint)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine-group minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; chemical formula varies but generally Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)
Ambergris
Ambrein (C30H52O)
Granite
Granite (a common rock name, not a single mineral species, composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole)
Ambergris
Physeter macrocephalus excreta (Ambergris)
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Yellow Chalcedony (common opal or chert variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Muscovite Schist
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix
Rose Quartz (likely carved)
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Gold
Aurum (Au)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass Fragment)
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Sediment)
Sand Grain (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (variant of Flint)
Chert (SiO2)