Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (SiO2)
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Chert (variations include Flint/Jasper)
Chert (SiO2)
Shale
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily clay and silt minerals)
Brecciated quartz-rich rock, possibly silicified breccia
Silica-rich breccia; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible calcite and iron-oxide staining
Iron-stained limestone or coral fragment
Calcite-rich carbonate rock; chiefly CaCO₃ (exact identification is uncertain from the image)
Weathered blue-gray calcite/aragonite fragment
Calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), probably calcite; possibly shell-derived aragonite
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
Limestone with Calcite Crust
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered sandstone or tuff fragment
Likely quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂) or porous volcanic tuff; exact identification requires testing
Brown Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pink/red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or pink sapphire
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃); likely lab-grown or treated material
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite); possible chlorite-rich greenstone
Tumbled yellow calcite
Calcite (calcium carbonate, CaCO₃)
Travertine (Tufa)
Travertine (Aragonite/Calcite form of Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Iron-rich weathered stone, possibly hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite/goethite-bearing ironstone; predominantly Fe₂O₃ and FeO(OH)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides)
Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely aquamarine-bearing pegmatite or blue apatite
Probable fluorapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH), though visual identification is uncertain
Tumbled dark blue-green stone, likely labradorite or indigo gabbro
Indeterminate; possible feldspar-rich labradorite (plagioclase, NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Feldspar-rich igneous rock, likely granite or gneiss fragment
Granite-like quartz–feldspar rock; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Blue Sphalerite (likely dyed or treated Druzy Quartz/Agate)
Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trade-name enhancement
Pearl (likely Freshwater or Akoya Cultured)
Aragonite / Conchiolin composite (CaCO3)
Fossil shell fragment, likely brachiopod or bivalve
Indeterminate fossilized carbonate shell; possibly Spiriferida (brachiopod)
Chert (variant Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered sandstone fragment
Sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Chert (specifically Flint or Dark Chert)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Bioclastic Limestone (CaCO3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Porphyritic granite (likely weathered granitic rock)
Granite; chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Probable weathered granite or granitic gneiss
Granite/granitic gneiss; mainly quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartzite (River Cobble)
Metamorphic Quartz-rich Rock
Quartz (worked as a tool or artifact)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely basalt with a pale mineral-filled vesicle
Vesicular basalt, probably containing calcite or zeolite (uncertain from image)
Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (organic gemstone, approx. C10H16O)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky quartz with dark host-rock inclusions
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a granitic or metamorphic matrix
Chert (River Pebble)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
Iron-rich chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides