Blue-green turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
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Blue-green turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Dendritic Opal (Merlinite)
Hydrated Silica with Manganese/Iron oxide inclusions (SiO2·nH2O)
Carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety colored mainly by iron oxides
Fossil plant impression slab
Fossilized plant compression/impression; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Turquoise
Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Pearl (in a decorative hair comb setting)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite, bonded with Conchiolin
Fossilized Wood (with Coal and Limonite)
Petrified Wood (Silicified or Carbonized Flora)
Blue-green polished gemstone, likely turquoise
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, hydrous copper-aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood / Xylopal
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite
Polished citrine-like quartz (possibly yellow glass or coated quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; yellow variety commonly called citrine
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
Crinoid Stem Fossil (Indian Bead)
Crinoid ossicle (Echinodermata)
Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus obliquus (or similar prehistoric lamniform shark tooth)
Polished bloodstone (heliotrope), possibly brecciated jasper
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished agate/chalcedony fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded chalcedony or agate
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Carnelian agate fragment
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Petoskey Stone (Fossilized Coral)
Hexagonaria percarinata (CaCO3)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate with conchiolin (CaCO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of aragonite
Turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Engineered Quartz
Silicon dioxide composite
Turquoise ring stone (likely stabilized or dyed turquoise)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Fossil gastropod shell
Fossilized marine gastropod; exact genus/species cannot be determined from the image
Fossilized shell or bone fragment
Indeterminate biogenic carbonate/phosphate fossil; likely a fragment of fossil shell or small vertebrate bone
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule with Cortex)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossilized stromatolite or laminated microbial mat
Layered carbonate/chert fossil; exact taxon indeterminate from the image
Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)
Carved translucent jade pendant
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite series); possibly jadeite or chalcedony, identification requires testing
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished orange chalcedony or carnelian
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely carnelian
Blue turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely dyed or stabilized, flower-shaped polished piece
Shark Tooth Fossil
Otodus sp. (possibly Cretalamna)
Weathered Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Calcitic shell material, commonly Arca or related marine bivalve; primarily CaCO₃