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Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)

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Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet

Zincite

Opalite

Lead Feldspar

Peat

Zircon

Dunite

Limonite

Shell Opal

Madagascar Opal

Lavender Obsidian

Electric Blue Obsidian

Polished Unakite (likely) (Unakite: quartz + epidote + pink K-feldspar, commonly with minor chlorite) — metamorphic

Polished Unakite (likely)

Unakite: quartz + epidote + pink K-feldspar, commonly with minor chlorite

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Conglomerate (Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)) — sedimentary

Conglomerate

Conglomerate (Sedimentary Clastic Rock)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C)

Quartz (Iron-stained) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Iron-stained)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)) — fossil

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (primarily SiO2)

Heat-Treated Citrine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities) — mineral

Heat-Treated Citrine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities

Quartz / Limestone Gravel (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)) — igneous and sedimentary mixture

Quartz / Limestone Gravel

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) and CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)

igneous and sedimentary mixture

Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)) — igneous

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Stone (a microcrystalline quartz and feldspar rock with arfvedsonite)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite or Quartz (SiO2/Silicates)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt containing Zeolite or Quartz (SiO2/Silicates)

Petrified Wood (Silicified Wood (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Petrified Wood

Silicified Wood (SiO2)

Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)

Polished blue sodalite cabochons (Sodalite, Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) — mineral

Polished blue sodalite cabochons

Sodalite, Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂

Red Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions) — mineral

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides) — sedimentary

Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides

Iron-stained garnet-bearing rock, possibly almandine garnet (Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), in a quartz–iron-oxide matrix) — mineral

Iron-stained garnet-bearing rock, possibly almandine garnet

Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂), in a quartz–iron-oxide matrix

Iron-rich laterite or limonite/goethite-bearing rock (Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), likely in a lateritic matrix) — mineral

Iron-rich laterite or limonite/goethite-bearing rock

Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite (α-FeO(OH)) and limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O), likely in a lateritic matrix

Iron-rich weathered rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing laterite (Limonite (variable hydrated iron oxides; chiefly goethite, α-FeO(OH))) — mineral

Iron-rich weathered rock, likely limonite/goethite-bearing laterite

Limonite (variable hydrated iron oxides; chiefly goethite, α-FeO(OH))

Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite (Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite) — igneous

Polished orbicular stone, likely granite or diorite

Granite–diorite, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, and dark amphibole/biotite

Milky quartz–rich rock (Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor dark inclusions) — mineral

Milky quartz–rich rock

Quartz (SiO₂), likely massive milky quartz with minor dark inclusions

Devil's Toenail (Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Devil's Toenail

Gryphaea (extinct genus of foam oysters, typically composed of Calcite CaCO3)

Green aventurine beads (Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine with fuchsite mica inclusions) — mineral

Green aventurine beads

Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine with fuchsite mica inclusions

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — gemstone

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2

Slate (Metamorphic Rock (Fine-grained)) — metamorphic

Slate

Metamorphic Rock (Fine-grained)

Chert (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

Flint (SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)) — sedimentary

Flint

SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz / Chert)

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts) (Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (often called Flint in archaeological contexts)

Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Chert (River Pebble) (Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (River Pebble)

Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)

Chert (Nodule) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Nodule)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Chert / Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Seashell Fragment (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite) — mineral

Seashell Fragment

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite or Calcite

Painted Pet Rock (Quartzite/Sandstone base) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropomorphic acrylic embellishments) — sedimentary

Painted Pet Rock (Quartzite/Sandstone base)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropomorphic acrylic embellishments

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (specifically Red Chert/Jasper)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Red Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Iron-stained Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Fossilized Bone (Permineralized Vertebrate Bone) — fossil

Fossilized Bone

Permineralized Vertebrate Bone

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Quartz Variety) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Quartz Variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)