Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
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Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Weathered basalt cobble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene with possible olivine and iron oxides
Tumbled yellow-orange calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely honey or orange calcite
Polished chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron/manganese oxide inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled agate (likely moss or brecciated agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, mainly chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled quartz-rich stone (likely milky quartz/quartzite)
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly quartzite with minor iron-oxide staining
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled pale-yellow quartz (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pale yellow tumbled stone, possibly calcite or quartz
Uncertain; likely calcite (CaCO₃) or pale chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂)
Fossilized bivalve shell fragment
Pectinid or related scallop bivalve; shell originally composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃)
Dark gray foliated metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Slate/phyllite; chiefly quartz, mica, and chlorite
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