Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Category
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Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Peridot in Basalt
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4) in Basalt
Staurolite
Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Fossil coral fragment
Likely calcitic colonial coral, possibly fossilized scleractinian coral
Quartz and Iron Oxide
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with possible Limonite/Hematite inclusions
Granitic Pegmatite
Granite Pegmatite (principally KAlSi3O8, SiO2, and KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Sodium Iron Aluminum Borate Silicate (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Quartz-lined vesicle in basalt (amygdaloidal basalt)
Amygdaloidal basalt with drusy quartz; predominantly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron oxides
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Yellow Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gold in Quartz
Hydrothermal Quartz with Native Gold (SiO2 with Au)
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Pegmatite
Granitic Pegmatite
Pyrite
Pyrite (FeS2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Serpentine
Serpentine subgroup (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Rounded brown pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained quartzite
Probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominated); exact identification requires testing
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Celestine
SrSO4
Possible flint or slag fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), or iron-rich industrial slag
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Schist
Mica Schist
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Peridotite (Dunite)
Olivine-rich Peridotite ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Corundum (Sapphire variant)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Pink Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartzite Pitting Pebble
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich lithic sandstone; exact provenance and composition require testing
Druzy Quartz (on Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coal (Anthracite or Bituminous)
Lithified plant matter (Carbon)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed primarily of Calcite (CaCO3)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)