Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a preserved clam or cockle shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
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Fossilized bivalve shell
Bivalvia indeterminate; likely a preserved clam or cockle shell, composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)
Red Jasper
Jasper (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions)
Tumbled serpentinite (likely antigorite-rich serpentine)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chromite, or brucite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Fire Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with layers of Limonite/Goethite
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Tree Agate
Dendritic Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with chlorite inclusions)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous volcanic rock with Cristobalite inclusions (mostly SiO2)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Dalmatian jasper (often sold as Dalmatian stone)
Porphyritic alkali feldspar–quartz syenite, commonly with black arfvedsonite/aegirine-group amphibole inclusions
Banded Calcite (Green Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Galena (likely)
Galena, lead sulfide (PbS)
Black slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals, chlorite, and quartz
Flint or dark chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible minor impurities
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, chromite, and talc
Raw Garnet Fragment
Nesosilicate Group (e.g., Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Moonstone
Orthoclase (Potassium aluminum silicate - KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Lapis Lazuli
Complex silicate rock (lazurite, pyrite, calcite)
Fluorite
Calcium fluoride (CaF2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt (Greenstone Facies)
Milky and Smoky Quartz Cobble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz (quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silica/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Rhodonite-bearing metamorphic pebble
Rhodonite (MnSiO₃) in manganese-rich silicate rock, possibly with quartz or feldspar
Bauxite
Aluminum ore / Hydrated aluminum oxides
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite composition)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Labradorite
Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Fossilized mammalian tooth
Mineralized dental tissue, chiefly hydroxyapatite [Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)]
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Iron-stained brown mineral/rock fragment
Most likely limonite/goethite-rich material (hydrated iron oxides), possibly weathered ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxide
Carnelian Agate
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Carnelian
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)
Obsidian (Black)
Obsidian (approx. 70–75% SiO2)