Dark blue-black polished crystal, likely fluorite or slag-like geological material
Tentatively fluorite (CaF₂); identification is uncertain from the image alone
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Dark blue-black polished crystal, likely fluorite or slag-like geological material
Tentatively fluorite (CaF₂); identification is uncertain from the image alone
Likely slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals and quartz
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite or other mineral inclusions
Orange agate (chalcedony), possibly carnelian
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony, while carnelian is orange chalcedony
Likely river-worn chert (flint) pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert or flint
Likely yellow calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Polished yellow chalcedony (likely lemon quartz/calcite alternative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); exact identification requires testing
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Porous iron-rich rock or slag-like material
Unidentified; possibly limonite/goethite-rich ironstone
Vesicular volcanic rock (likely pumice or scoria)
Vesicular volcanic rock; exact composition cannot be determined from the photo
Mixed polished gemstone bead bracelet, likely tourmalinated quartz and rhyolite/jasper
Quartz (SiO₂) with black tourmaline (schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) and probable feldspar-rich rhyolite/jasper
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or chlorite-rich stone)
Serpentinite, approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; exact identification requires testing
Weathered granite or granitic gravel
Granite; quartz–feldspar–mica aggregate
Clear quartz crystal sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue-green mineral specimen, possibly turquoise
Uncertain from the image; turquoise is hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small purple crystal, possibly amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), tentatively amethyst
Likely banded sandstone fragment
Quartz-rich sandstone (composition cannot be confirmed from the image)
Weathered chert or siliceous limestone
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with carbonate matrix
Brecciated stone, likely brecciated limestone or marble
Carbonate breccia; chiefly calcite (CaCO₃), with possible dolomite and dark matrix minerals
Small dark mineral fragment, possibly mica or a metallic sulfide
Unidentified from image; possible biotite mica or iron sulfide (pyrite-group)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Unakite (likely)
Epidote–K-feldspar–quartz aggregate; commonly derived from altered granite
Likely botryoidal quartz or calcite cluster
Quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃); exact identification requires hardness and acid tests
Likely calcite-rich limestone
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly recrystallized limestone
Chert (flint)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert; flint is a dark variety
Possibly turquoise or chrysocolla
Indeterminate copper-bearing mineral; turquoise is CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, while chrysocolla is a variable hydrated copper silicate
Likely iron-stained calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly colored by iron-oxide impurities
Small tan weathered stone, likely limestone
Probable calcite-rich limestone (predominantly CaCO₃); identification is tentative from the image
White gypsum (selenite/alabaster variety)
Gypsum, CaSO₄·2H₂O
Quartzite cobble (probable)
Quartzite, composed predominantly of recrystallized quartz (SiO₂)
Pyrite-rich rock (likely pyrite-bearing schist)
Pyrite (FeS₂) in a foliated metamorphic matrix; exact host rock cannot be confirmed from the image
Mixed gemstone bead bracelet, likely including blue quartz and dark-colored stones
Quartz (SiO₂) beads; other bead materials cannot be identified reliably from the image
Small clear-to-milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear crystal-bead bracelet, possibly quartz
Unidentified transparent mineral beads; quartz (SiO₂) is one possibility
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Pink-and-cream mineral bead bracelet (likely rose quartz and pale quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; rose quartz is pink quartz, though the beads may include other pale stones.
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Polished bloodstone (heliotrope)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂, with green coloring and iron-oxide inclusions
Milky quartz with iron-stained mica
Quartz (SiO₂), likely intergrown with muscovite and minor iron oxides
Weathered gray gneiss
Quartz–feldspar–mica gneiss