Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Yellow Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (White-Tan variety)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) / Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Tan/Yellow Chert)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Nodular)
Chert (SiO2 - Microcrystalline Quartz)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint or Jasper when pigmented)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Honey-colored amber (possibly copal)
Amber: fossilized tree resin, an organic mineraloid; composition varies, mainly carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Translucent amber-colored gemstone, likely citrine or amber
Most plausibly quartz (SiO₂), specifically citrine; amber would be fossilized resin (organic polymer)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint or Jasper)
Chert (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Commonly known as Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled amber-like gemstone
Likely amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid), possibly citrine or yellow-brown glass imitation
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber (likely a small polished amber piece)
Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Chalcedony)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Cherty Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)
Small yellow-orange mineral fragment, likely amber or iron-stained quartz
Possibly amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid) or quartz (SiO₂)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber-like beach pebble
Amber (fossilized tree resin), likely heavily weathered or resinous organic material; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Likely anthracite coal fragments
Anthracite; predominantly carbon (C), with minor mineral ash
Chert (Jasper variation)
Chert (SiO2)
Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).
Banded Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Pearls
Aragonite (calcium carbonate) and Conchiolin
Hand-Drawn Trading Card (Amateur Artwork)
Cellulose-based substrate with wax/graphite/ink deposit (n/a for minerals)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Amorphous Hydrocarbon)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.