Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
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Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Chinese Writing Stone
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Bismuth crystal aggregate
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Carved pyrite frog or toad
Pyrite (iron disulfide, FeS₂), likely a carved massive aggregate
Native gold nugget (probable)
Native gold, Au; possibly gold-bearing ironstone or quartz matrix
Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).
Galena (PbS)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Wood Paneling
Engineered Wood / Plywood Paneling
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)
Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)
Plastic Building Toy (Lego-style piece)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Amber (Cherry or Red variety)
Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
Fursuit (Synthetic Fur Specimen)
Canis anthropomorphus syntheticus
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Carved shell pendant or charm
Likely nacre (mother-of-pearl), composed chiefly of aragonite (CaCO₃) in an organic matrix
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ammonite Fossil in Matrix
Ammonoidea subclass (e.g., Arietites or similar genera)
N/A (This is a digital image of a bar graph)
Digital Data Visualization (Bar Chart)
Carved orange coral (likely bamboo coral)
Calcareous coral, principally aragonite (CaCO₃); possibly dyed bamboo coral, Isididae
Geode
Quartz / Chalcedony nodule with mineralized cavity
Crinaudite / Fossilized Crinoid Stem
Crinoid (Echinodermata) in a Calcitic/Siliceous Matrix
Red coral (polished coral beads)
Corallium spp.; chiefly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃, calcite)
Fossil coral fragment
Likely colonial scleractinian coral; calcite/aragonite (CaCO₃)
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Crinoid Stem Fossil
Crinoid Columnal (Phylum Echinodermata)
Red coral cabochon (likely dyed or reconstructed coral)
Corallium rubrum or other calcareous coral; chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃)
Chert with Crinoid Fossil Impression
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Crinoidea fossil impression
Sandstone with Trace Fossils
Quartz Arenite with Bioturbation (Trace Fossils)
Dalmatian jasper
Quartz-bearing alkali feldspar syenite/porphyritic igneous rock, commonly marketed as Dalmatian jasper
Fossil coral fragment
Probable scleractinian (stony) coral; calcite/aragonite replaced by calcite (identification uncertain from image)
Crinoid Fossil Stem Segment
Class Crinoidea (Echinodermata)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Crinoidal Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Fossils in Limestone (Crinoid / Marine Invertebrate Fossil)
Fossiliferous Limestone (containing Crinoidea / Brachiopoda)