Tumbled brown agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony/agate with iron oxides)
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Tumbled brown agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony/agate with iron oxides)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely rock crystal or low-grade milky quartz
Likely basalt (possibly a dark beach pebble)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Sandstone
Arenite (Sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite
Lazulite
Lazulite (Mg,Fe2+)Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Dyed Agate (Pink Agate Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Pink quartz-rich stone, likely rose quartz
Rose quartz; quartz, SiO₂, commonly colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions
Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar
Indeterminate Mammalia; mineralized dentine and enamel
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Quartz (Variety: Citrine or Tumbled Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bituminous coal
Coal; predominantly vitrinite and inertinite macerals composed chiefly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur
Tumbled banded jasper, likely brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian
Carnelian: orange-red chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Chert (or potentially massive Quartz/Quartzite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
Porphyritic granite or granodiorite
Coarse-grained plutonic rock composed mainly of quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica/amphibole
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if the grains are fused
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by hematite/goethite inclusions
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Polished dark stone, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Lemon Quartz (or Yellow Calcite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone (Water-worn pebble)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Silica, SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly chert or milky quartz
Mostly microcrystalline or crystalline quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph
Tumbled dark gray stone, likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Pink Tourmaline (Rubellite)
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Unidentified gray stone
Likely quartz-rich stone; exact identification is not possible from the image