Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Sedimentary Rock (Limestone or Siltstone pebble)
Sedimentary rock fragment
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz Crystal
Quartz (SiO₂)
Fossilized Wood / Petrified Wood
Petrified Wood (Silicified Flora)
Translucent amber-colored gemstone, likely citrine or amber
Most plausibly quartz (SiO₂), specifically citrine; amber would be fossilized resin (organic polymer)
Chrysocolla on Quartz/Rhyolite matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral: (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Tahitian black pearl strand
Cultured pearl; aragonite (CaCO₃) nacre
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (varietal Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber (Copal)
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety) with green hornblende or chlorite inclusions - SiO2
Chert (Flint Nodules)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amber (Butterscotch/Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (Approx. C10H16O)
Fossilized Bone
Petrified Bone / Biogenic Sedimentary
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (NaAlSi2O6 or Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Amber
Succinited (C10H16O)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Goethite / Limonite Gossan
Goethite, FeO(OH)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin; formula: CaCO3
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink Coral
Corallium rubrum (or related species, composed of calcium carbonate)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidote-Feldspar rock)
Pegmatitic rose quartz with black tourmaline
Quartz (SiO₂) with schorl tourmaline (NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄), likely feldspar and mica
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate / CaCO3 + Conchiolin)