Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Category
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Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar intrusive rock)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Fossilized Coral (Petoskey Stone / Hexagonaria)
Hexagonaria percarinata / Rugosa coral (CaCO3)
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2+KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Granite
Granite (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mg, Fe)2Si2O6 / (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8
Diamond (in Jewelry)
Carbon (C)
Blue-green chrysocolla rough specimen
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper aluminosilicate; commonly associated with malachite, quartz, and limonite
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Red Quartzite
Quartzite (Metamorphosed Quartz Arenite)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Rock (SiO2)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Metavolcanic rock
Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla or dyed chalcedony
Probable chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate; variable composition), though appearance could also represent dyed chalcedony
Petoskey Stone / Rugose Coral Fossil
Hexagonaria percarinata
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Chert / Flint
Chert (varieties include Flint)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz SiO2, Feldspar KAlSi3O8, and Mica KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fulgarite
Fulgurite (Lechatelierite / Vitrified Sand)
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Granite
Granite (Silicic Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)