Tumbled white quartz or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly massive quartzite
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Tumbled white quartz or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly massive quartzite
Iridescent polished gemstone, likely opal
Common or precious opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O), possibly synthetic or glass imitation
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Small weathered rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly granitic or altered feldspathic material
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone or laterite
Limonite/goethite mixture (hydrated iron oxides), composition uncertain from image
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled pink feldspar-rich stone
Likely microcline feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), possibly granite or quartz-feldspar pegmatite
Chert Nodules (with Quartz Inclusions)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Chert (Black Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz (Quartz Vein)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing Phyllosilicate)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Possible iron-rich meteorite fragment
Undetermined; possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite
Likely tumbled white quartz or quartzite pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite
Pink-and-white quartz-rich rock, likely rose quartz-bearing granite or pegmatite
Quartz (SiO₂) with pink feldspar, likely granitic pegmatite
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Diamond
Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Ruby: corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), chromium-colored; identity cannot be confirmed visually
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Ruby (or potential synthetic/imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Likely tumbled hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly mixed with goethite or magnetite
Iron-stained quartz or chert fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly microcrystalline quartz/chert with limonite staining
Ironstone concretion with iron-oxide/possibly hematite inclusions
Ferruginous sandstone or lateritic ironstone; inclusions likely hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or goethite (FeO(OH))
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Weathered iron-rich rock (probable laterite or limonite-bearing stone)
Goethite–limonite mixture, commonly written FeO(OH)·nH₂O, with possible quartz and clay minerals
Earthy Hematite (Iron Ore)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)