Gypsum Wallboard (Drywall)
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
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Gypsum Wallboard (Drywall)
Hydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Dyed Agate
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Slag
Ferrous slag (by-product of iron smelting)
Quartz River Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite / Red Ochre (Iron Ore)
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Popcorn
Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)
Tumbled stone
Unknown
Goethite
Goethite (alpha-FeO(OH))
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Clear quartz chips
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Magnesite or Howlite (dyed or naturally patterned)
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) or Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Dyed Cracked Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Pyrite with Limonite/Goethite Alteration (Pseudomorph)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) transitioning to Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3
Mixed Tumbled Gemstones (Agate, Aventurine, Pyrite, etc.)
Multiple (principally Silicon Dioxide SiO2 and Iron Disulfide FeS2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Limestone Concretion
Calcium Carbonate Concretion (CaCO3)
Limonite
Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Mixed polished river stones
Likely quartz, quartzite, chert/jasper, and possibly limestone or marble
Mixed river pebbles, likely including quartz-rich rocks
Unidentified mixed lithologies; the pale pieces appear quartz- or feldspar-rich, but the image is insufficient for a specific identification
N/A - Non-Geological Item
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite / Ironstone Concretion
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Black tumbled stone, likely hematite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃); identification is uncertain from the image alone
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
N/A (Non-Geological Object)
Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn2+SiO3)
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Slag
Build-A-Bear Plush (Non-Geological)
Polyester fibers (C10H8O4)n and Synthetic Polymers
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small yellow mineral specimen (possibly sulfur)
Unidentified; appearance alone is insufficient to confirm sulfur
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety