Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
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Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mixed tumbled gemstone collection
Varied minerals, likely including amethyst, sodalite/lapis lazuli, quartzite or aventurine, jasper, and agate/chalcedony
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartz (likely)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Jasper with Hematite inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock) - Composition: SiO2, Al2O3, K2O, Na2O
Iron-stained chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite/goethite-bearing
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Chalk (Sedimentary Pebble)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Biogenic Limestone
Quartz
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematitic Sandstone
Sandstone with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Porphyritic Basalt
Basalt (SiO2 percentage 45-52%) with phenocrysts
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Green aventurine beads
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine with fuchsite mica inclusions
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Tumbled agate or chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely brown/orange chalcedony or agate
White quartzite pebble
Quartzite, composed predominantly of quartz (SiO₂)
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Arenite
Brown Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron inclusions
Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Shale
Fissile mudrock (composed primarily of clay minerals and quartz)
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia / Rugosa (Silicified Coral)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode structure
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fossiliferous Limestone
Fossiliferous Calcilutite / Biomicrite
Sodalite
Sodalite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride), Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Tumbled Mixed Gemstones and Rocks
Various mineral species including quartz (SiO2) and silicate minerals
River Rock
Polished Siliceous Rock / Quartzite Pebble
River Pebble / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Crushed Limestone/Calcictic)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartz Geode/Druzy Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)