Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)
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Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (Siderite/Goethite/Hematite matrix)
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Black faceted gemstone, likely spinel or black tourmaline
Most plausibly black spinel (MgAl₂O₄); visually similar possibilities include schorl tourmaline (NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) or synthetic glass
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); possibly colorless quartz or laboratory diamond
Tumbled Yellow Quartz (Golden Quartz / Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Amber
Succinite
Sandstone
Arenite (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite (variety Aventurine) with Fuchsite inclusions (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
River Stone (Limestone)
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 with K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron impurities
Amber
Succinite (Fossilized Tree Resin), C10H16O
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Polished pink quartz cabochon
Quartz (SiO₂), likely rose quartz or included quartz
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite Node
Goethite and Limonite (FeO(OH) nH2O)
Mixed polished river stones
Likely quartz, quartzite, chert/jasper, and possibly limestone or marble
Vuggy Limestone
Carbonate Sedimentary Rock with Vuggy Porosity (CaCO3)
Quartz Pebble (River Agate / Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale agate or quartzite
Chert Concretion (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Adventurine (Green)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Quartzite Beach Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Red jasper / red chert
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides
Green Aventurine
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fuchsite)
Likely amber-colored chert or chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite
Waterworn Pebble / Quartzite
Metamorphic/Sedimentary rock fragment
Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Opal ring
Precious opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), set in a metal ring
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1,2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)