Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
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Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Tumbled jasper (possibly orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony
Polished brown jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay impurities
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Quartz-rich rock (likely iron-stained vein quartz)
Predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with possible iron-oxide staining and minor host-rock minerals
Bituminous Coal
Organic sedimentary rock (humic coal)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Red jasper (likely polished/chipped fragment)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Hematite Nodule
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Quartz-rich breccia or silicified rock
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and possible feldspar/calcite fragments
Quartz Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Quartzite
Silica (SiO2) - Metamorphic rock
Seraphinite
Clinochlore (a variety of the chlorite group)
Hematite (or Magnetite iron ore gravel)
Hematite (Fe2O3) / Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Polished jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Red-and-brown agate bead bracelet
Agate, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), likely colored chalcedony/carnelian
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored chiefly by iron oxides
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Polished orange jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Tumbled brown chalcedony (possibly carnelian or agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the photo
Red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Iron-stained quartz (likely quartz vein material)
Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining (commonly goethite and/or hematite)
Polished carnelian agate
Carnelian, a translucent orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Blue Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Iron-stained quartz cluster (likely druzy quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide staining
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beach sand with a dark pebble
Unconsolidated siliciclastic sediment, chiefly quartz and feldspar; dark pebble likely basalt or volcanic rock
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Banded ironstone (likely iron-rich metamorphic rock)
Ferruginous quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires examination of a fresh surface
Polished yellow-brown jasper
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing iron-oxide impurities
Polished red jasper pendant
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Bull Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gabbro or Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mafic Silicates
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Snowflake Obsidian
Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions (70–75% SiO2)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with angular fragments cemented by silica or iron oxides
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide impurities