Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
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Chert (often called Flint for darker varieties)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Chert (Field-collected Arrowhead-shaped Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Native Silver
Silver (Ag)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert (specifically Gray/Blue-Gray Chert)
Chert (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (specifically Zebra Chert/Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Common Marble
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (chemical formula: C10H16O)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
3D Printed PLA Elephant (Silk Multi-color)
Polylactic Acid (C3H4O2)n
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite) and Conchiolin, CaCO3
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Green Banded Chert (Agate/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Chlorite or Glauconite
BROWN GRANITE (likely 'Tan Brown' or similar)
Granite (specifically a variety rich in orthoclase feldspar, often with biotite and possibly hornblende)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide impurities
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Amber
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Basalt Cobble
Vesicular Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock