Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
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Rough Dark Green Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Banded Agate (Lake Superior Agate type)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Amethyst variety of Quartz
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria
Amethyst Agate (Polished Point)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities)
Banded Agate (Onyx variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Sunstone
Heliolite (Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate with Iron or Copper inclusions)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (a variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Mainly SiO2)
Sunstone (variety of Feldspar)
Oligoclase Sunstone, Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)Al(Si,Al)Si2O8
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Peridot (likely, given the color and bead form)
Olivine, variety Peridot (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe) impurities
Jasper containing epidote (Unakite-like)
Epidotized Jasper (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO2
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style or Banded Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Quartz in Matrix (possibly Basalt or Siltstone host)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Wishing Stone (Gneiss or Basalt with Quartz Vein)
Gneiss or Metabasalt (with a Quartz or Calcite intrusion)
Banded Agate (specifically Carnelian Agate slice)
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Porphyritic Basalt (Leopard Rock)
Porphyritic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Quartz Vein in Gneiss or Basalt
Milky Quartz (SiO2) within Metamorphic Host Rock
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass), primarily SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe3+) impurities
Greenstone / Diabase Porphyry
Porphyritic Diabase (Micro-gabbro)
Labradorite
Labradorite (a variety of Plagioclase Feldspar), Na(AlSi3O8) to Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Banded Agate (specifically Lake Superior Agate style)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Anyolite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) + (Hb, Al, Cr)2O3)
Larimar and Fossil Coral
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH)) and Hexagonaria/Petoskey Stone
River Rock (Glacial Cobbles)
Fluvial Alluvium (Mixed lithology including Quartzite, Basalt, and Granite)
River Cobble (likely Basalt or Metagraywacke)
Non-specific water-worn lithic fragment