Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Goldstone and pink quartz bead strands
Goldstone is aventurescent copper-bearing glass; pink beads are likely rose quartz (SiO₂), though dyed or glass imitations are possible
Goldstone (likely blue-free synthetic goldstone pendant)
Synthetic aventurine glass; silica glass with dispersed metallic copper crystals
Tumbled orbicular granite
Granite, predominantly potassium feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and biotite/hornblende
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
Greenstone / serpentinite carving
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile); exact identification requires testing
Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz and Feldspar)
Geode (Unopened)
Quartz Geode (SiO2) / Chalcedony Concretion
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and volcanic inclusions; commonly called ocean jasper
Tumbled gray chalcedony (likely agate or quartzite)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Coquina and Oyster Fossil Rock
Coquina limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3) containing fossilized Crassostrea / bivalve shells
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint (chert) hand axe
Cryptocrystalline silica (SiO₂), worked into a bifacial stone tool
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Homo sapiens (Dermal Appendage: Pilus)
Coquina (Fossiliferous Limestone)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Quartz + Plagioclase + Alkali Feldspar + Biotite/Hornblende)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Slate
Metamorphic pelitic rock
Yooperlite (Syenite clast containing fluorescent Sodalite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Chert (Chalcedony/Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Fossilized tooth, likely mammoth or mastodon molar fragment
Proboscidean molar enamel and dentin; Mammuthus or Mammut sp. (tentative)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock
Grey Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Sodium Polyacrylate (Superabsorbent Polymer)
Sodium Polyacrylate [-CH2-CH(COONa)-]n
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)