Minerals

Material mined from the earth, especially metal ores and other substances of neither animal nor vegetable origin.

Bitumen

Chalk

Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

Crystal

See also Job 28:17; Revelation 4:6

Flint

Ezekiel 3:9 See also Job 28:9; Zechariah 7:12

I will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”

Lime

Amos 2:1 See also Isaiah 33:10–12

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.

Marble

Esther 1:6 See also 1 Chronicles 29:2; Song of Solomon 5:15; Revelation 18:11–12

Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other costly stones.

Pitch

Genesis 6:14 See also Exodus 2:3; Isaiah 34:9

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

Salt

Leviticus 2:13 See also Deuteronomy 29:23; Job 39:5–6; Ezekiel 47:6–11

And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.

Soda

Proverbs 25:20 “soda” in this instance is probably sodium carbonate, which would react violently with vinegar. See also Job 9:30–31; Jeremiah 2:22

Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

Sulphur

Genesis 19:24 See also Deuteronomy 29:23; Luke 17:29; Revelation 19:20

Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah — from the LORD out of the heavens.

Tar

Genesis 14:10 See also Exodus 2:3

Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.

Precious stones

Ezekiel 28:13 See also Exodus 28:15–21; Job 28:5–6; Isaiah 54:11–12; Ezekiel 27:16; Revelation 21:18

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

Metals

Isaiah 60:17 See also Numbers 31:21–23; Deuteronomy 8:7–9; Job 28:2; Psalm 119:72; Ezekiel 27:12

Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

Stone

Proverbs 27:3 See also Joshua 7:3–5; Job 6:12, Job 38:29–30; Jeremiah 5:3

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Sand

Matthew 7:24–27