Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli; primarily lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S), with calcite and pyrite
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Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli; primarily lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S), with calcite and pyrite
Amethyst (Tumbled Cabinet Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tumbled aqua glassy mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise imitation
Uncertain from image; possible chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, variable composition) or dyed/man-made glass
River Pebbles (Chert and Quartzite)
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silica-rich)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Fe2O3 enriched)
Amber (Rough)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)
Sandstone
Arenite
Beaded gemstone bracelet, likely lapis lazuli and pale quartz/agate
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-rich rock, chiefly (Na,Ca)₈(AlSiO₄)₆(S,SO)₂; pale beads are uncertain
Jade bangle
Likely nephrite jade (fibrous amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); possibly jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆)
Sandstone (with iron staining)
Quartz Arenite / Ferruginous Sandstone
Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw Ore)
Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2 (Lazurite component)
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)
Likely iron-rich rock or weathered metallic mineral fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite or iron-bearing slag
Weathered chert or chalcedony nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly silicified limestone or agate-like chalcedony
Sandstone (Pebble)
Arenite
Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly galena, hematite, or metallic slag
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Granite
Granitoid (KAlSi3O8 – NaAlSi3O8 – CaAl2Si2O8 + SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate mainly of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Botryoidal chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-bearing chalcedony
Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Breccia
Breccia
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Granite (Pegmatitic)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Desert Rose (Baryte or Gypsum Rose)
Baryte (BaSO4) or Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Crinoid Fossil in Limestone
Crinoid columnal (Class Crinoidea) in biomicrite
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate Phaneritic Igneous Rock
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
Basalt
Basalt
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)