Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
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Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Dalmatian jasper
Dalmatian stone, typically a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich porphyritic igneous rock with black arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone
Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only
Sandstone
Arenite or Sandstone
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium) - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Dark river pebble, likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock
Basalt (probable); mostly plagioclase and pyroxene, with possible magnetite
Amber (Cherry or Red variety)
Succinite (with various trace amounts of organic compounds)
Diamond (Rough)
Diamond (C)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Likely weathered basalt or mafic volcanic rock
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine or iron oxides
Turquoise
Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Limonite/goethite-rich ironstone (probable)
Limonite, chiefly hydrated iron oxides; commonly goethite, α-FeO(OH), with possible quartz or host-rock inclusions
Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Tumbled dark stone, likely basalt or chert
Basalt (fine-grained mafic rock), possibly weathered chert; exact identification requires testing
Basalt with Weathered Surface
Basalt
Halite
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Polished white chalcedony or milky quartz pebble
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide staining or a minor mineral inclusion
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Diamond
Diamond (carbon allotrope), C (chemical formula)
Shungite
Carbonaceous rock (primarily amorphous carbon)
K2 Azurite Granite / K2 Stone
Granite (igneous rock) with Azurite inclusions (mineral)
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)
Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.