Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
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Granite
Intrusive Felsic Igneous Rock
Amethyst and clear gemstone ring
Amethyst (purple quartz, SiO₂), likely set with colorless quartz or glass accents
Weathered iron-rich rock fragment
Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Sedimentary Rock
Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Likely graphite-rich schist or graphite-bearing metamorphic rock
Graphite (C) in a mica/quartz-rich matrix; exact rock name requires testing
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Beach Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Shale or Mudstone (Based on appearance)
Shale (fine-grained, laminated fissile sedimentary rock) / Mudstone (fine-grained, non-fissile sedimentary rock)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Flint
SiO2 (Microcrystalline quartz / Chert)
Peacock ore (bornite/chalcopyrite), likely treated
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄, and/or chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Faceted Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysoprase or dyed chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly nickel-bearing chrysoprase; exact identification requires testing
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Blue kyanite crystal fragment
Kyanite — Al₂SiO₅
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Sulfur
Sulfur (S)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2 variety)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly called milky quartz
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz with minor iron staining or host-rock inclusions
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (likely carnelian/agate beads or rounded grains)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony varieties
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Iron-rich weathered rock (probable limonite/goethite)
Limonite, a mixture dominated by goethite (FeO(OH)) and related hydrated iron oxides
Mixed Rock Collection
Polymineralic aggregate
Pumice
Felsic volcanic glass
Opal cabochon or opal-like decorative specimen
Hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O; likely synthetic or assembled opal material
Pumice
Pumice
Blue slag-like mineral specimen, possibly bornite or chalcopyrite
Tentatively bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)