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.
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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.
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂)
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe2+)_{3}Al_{6} (BO_{3})_{3} (Si_{6}O_{18})(OH)_{4})
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
River Cobble (likely Sandstone or Siltstone type)
Sandstone or Siltstone (common rock types that form river cobbles)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine, (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sandstone
Sandstone (composed primarily of sand-sized minerals or rock grains)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically a blue or cyan variety
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Diamond
Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Pearls
Aragonite (calcium carbonate) and Conchiolin
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.
Quartz (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)
Agate
Agate (a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Rutilated Quartz (likely Citrine or Smoky Quartz with Rutile inclusions)
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Quartz with Rutile)
Rose Quartz (likely carved)
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (lithified arenite/wacke)
Coquina
Coquina (a type of limestone)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Topaz
Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Sandstone (Pebble/Conglomerate fragment)
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Bi-Color Tourmaline (or Watermelon Tourmaline)
Tourmaline (complex borosilicate mineral group with general formula AD3G6(BO3)3T6O18(OH,O)4)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Gold
Aurum (Au)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Halite
Halite (Sodium Chloride - NaCl)
Sandstone
Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 - Aluminum Oxide with Iron and Titanium impurities)