Polished multicolored stone bead bracelet
Likely dyed or treated agate/jasper, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
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Polished multicolored stone bead bracelet
Likely dyed or treated agate/jasper, chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Blue glass-like gemstone, likely synthetic spinel or glass
Uncertain; possibilities include synthetic cobalt-blue spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or cobalt-colored glass
Quartz-rich granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green inclusions
Likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Likely milky quartz with iron-oxide inclusions
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Purple fluorite specimen
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Fossil fish slab
Fossilized fish remains, likely a laminated shale-hosted vertebrate fossil; exact taxon is indeterminate from the image
Tumbled brown stone, likely chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained chert/jasper
Uncertain gray-and-white rock fragment
Likely quartz-bearing granite or quartzite; exact identification requires testing
Uncertain green-blue mineral specimens
Possibly chrysocolla or turquoise; exact identification requires testing
Uncertain gray metamorphic rock, likely gneiss or schist
Quartz–feldspar–mica rock; exact identification requires close examination
Uncertain green-brown mineral fragment
Possibly epidote, chlorite, or altered amphibole; exact identification requires testing
Polished agate-like stone (uncertain; possibly a fossil or shell fragment)
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is limited by the image
Uncertain dark-and-white rock fragment
Likely a mixed lithic specimen, possibly quartz-bearing granite or ore; exact identification is not possible from the photograph
Uncertain dark metamorphic rock, likely schist or slate
Foliated silicate rock; possibly chlorite–mica schist or slate
Uncertain dark metallic mineral specimen
Possibly galena (lead sulfide, PbS), though the image is too blurred for reliable identification
Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment
Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent
Uncertain small pale mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly calcite or a light-colored feldspar fragment
Likely slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals and quartz
Tumbled yellow jasper or silicified rock fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, likely iron-oxide colored
Ruby (rough corundum)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), chromium-bearing variety
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other silicate inclusions
Uncertain dark gray-brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly weathered chert, serpentine, or iron-stained quartzite
Polished orange agate (likely carnelian)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); orange-red variety commonly called carnelian
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly amorphous SiO₂
Weathered flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Green beryl (probable emerald-like beryl) in matrix
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from chromium/vanadium (emerald when gem-quality)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Concretion or weathered iron-rich nodule
Likely an ironstone/siderite–goethite concretion; exact identification requires testing
Blue-gray tumbled stone, likely labradorite or blue-gray feldspar
Plagioclase feldspar, possibly labradorite (NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Iron-rich volcanic rock fragment (likely basalt or weathered scoria)
Basaltic rock; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and iron oxides
Layered dark metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Slate/phyllite; predominantly fine-grained quartz, mica, and chlorite
Likely tumbled carnelian or orange chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Likely tumbled pink-and-gray granite or gneiss
Granite: quartz, feldspar, and mica; possibly banded gneiss with similar minerals
Likely weathered quartz or quartz-rich pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely laterite or ironstone
Ferruginous laterite/ironstone, composed mainly of goethite (FeO(OH)), hematite (Fe₂O₃), and clay minerals
Likely weathered basalt or basaltic rock
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Weathered sandstone or quartzite cobble
Quartz-rich sandstone; possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite (SiO₂-dominant)
Chert or silicified limestone (uncertain)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)