Milky quartz vein material
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz
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Milky quartz vein material
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz
Green serpentine (likely rough serpentine)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; composition approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite, a rock composed chiefly of serpentine-group minerals such as antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile
Likely slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of quartz, mica (sericite/muscovite), and chlorite
Pale green calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Druzy amethyst (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with purple coloration from trace iron and irradiation
Polished amber (possibly imitation or treated amber)
Amber—fossilized tree resin; mostly polymerized terpenoid compounds (not a mineral)
Chrysoprase-like green chalcedony (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely nickel-colored chalcedony; associated brown iron oxides
Weathered brown rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly ferruginous sandstone or weathered volcanic rock
Mica-rich pegmatite (likely muscovite-bearing)
Granitic pegmatite composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica; mica is likely muscovite, KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Milky quartz (possible pale green quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Granite (likely weathered granite or granitic gneiss)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Tumbled jasper, likely ocean jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Fossilized tooth or tooth fragment
Indeterminate vertebrate tooth; possibly a fossil shark tooth (Carcharodon/Carcharocles)
Diamond ring
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C) set in a metal ring; the small stones appear diamond-like but cannot be confirmed from the image.
Tumbled carnelian (likely)
Carnelian, a reddish-orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Red-orange sunstone (likely aventurine feldspar) bead bracelet
Feldspar, commonly oligoclase or labradorite with copper inclusions; composition varies by source
Carved and polished brown agate pendant
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Polished granite (likely gneissic or migmatitic granite)
Granite, a quartz–feldspar plutonic rock; exact variety cannot be determined from the image
Tumbled jasper (likely iron-stained chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony
Rough turquoise
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled honey-colored chalcedony (likely carnelian or orange agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony); exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image
Tumbled, iron-stained quartz-rich pebble
Likely quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide staining; exact rock type cannot be determined from the image
Blue kyanite
Kyanite (Al₂SiO₅)
Calcite crystal cluster
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Dark green cabochon gemstone ring
Unknown; possibly green onyx (cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or another green gem
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite); possible chlorite-rich greenstone
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (iron-bearing chalcedony)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Fossil shell fragment
Likely a bivalve shell fossil; exact taxon is not identifiable from the image
Rounded quartz-rich pebble, likely quartzite
Quartzite (predominantly silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered granite pebble
Granite, a coarse-grained rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Smoky quartz ring
Quartz, SiO₂ (likely smoky quartz)
Mica-rich schist (tentative)
Mica schist, likely muscovite–biotite schist; exact minerals cannot be confirmed from the image
Likely polished labradorite (small tumbled stone)
Labradorite, a plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Quartz-rich rock, possibly a weathered quartz vein specimen
Predominantly quartz (SiO₂); exact rock type cannot be determined from the image
Yellow calcite (tumbled)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Pink feldspar (likely potassium feldspar)
Orthoclase or microcline, KAlSi₃O₈
Polished yellow-green agate
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely banded agate