Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
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Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Sandstone (likely Quartzite-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Likely tumbled pale-green mineral specimen
Indeterminate; possibly serpentine, calcite, or pale jade/nephrite
Possible basaltic rock or meteorite candidate
Likely vesicular basalt; meteorite identification cannot be confirmed visually
Pebble
Clast (specifically a granule or small pebble)
Milky Quartz Geode with Chlorite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Sandstone (Quartzose Pebble)
Arenite (SiO2)
Larimar and Fossil Coral
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH)) and Hexagonaria/Petoskey Stone
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with iron oxide banding
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Ruby (in a ring setting)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Black Opal Ring (Carved Opal)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Blue cabochon gemstone ring
Uncertain; likely blue sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃), blue topaz, or synthetic glass/spinel
Sedimentary Breccia
Clastic Breccia (CaCO3/SiO2 matrix)
Diorite (possibly fine-grained variety or a related intermediate intrusive rock like a felsic gabbro or a dark granodiorite)
Diorite (Igneous rock, intrusive, intermediate composition)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Pearl (incorporated into jewelry)
Aragonite and Calcite (CaCO3)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Vesicular Basalt (Iron Scoria)
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock with Vesicular Texture
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone Pebble (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic Terrigenous Sedimentary Rock (SiO2 dominant)
Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Piddock-bored Mudstone
Lutite (Siltstone or Mudstone) with Pholad borings
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silver
Ag (Native Silver)
Jasper (Mookaite style)
Jasper (Silica-rich Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sedimentary Rock Fragments
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + organic conchiolin
Black Jasper
Black Jasper (Silicate mineral - SiO2)
Fossil Shell
Invertebrate fossil (Mollusca)
Fluorite on Matrix
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)