Diorite
Diorite
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Diorite
Diorite
Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (chalcedony variety), SiO2
Carnelian
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Septarian Nodule (Polished)
Septarian concretion (Calcite, Aragonite, Limestone)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Limestone
Calcium carbonate rock (CaCO3)
Diorite
Diorite (plutonic igneous rock)
Porphyry
Porphyritic igneous rock
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite or arkose)
Diorite (with Salt-and-Pepper Texture)
Diorite (Intrusive Igneous Rock)
Dyed Magnesite (Howlite imitation)
Magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) with dye
Precious Coral and Jade
Corallium rubrum / Corallium spp. (Coral, CaCO3) and Nephrite/Jadeite (Jade, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 / NaAlSi2O6)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Turritella Agate (Calligrapher Stone)
Silicified Elimia tenera (Chalcedony/Quartz)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a trade name for an igneous microcrystalline rock composed mostly of feldspar, quartz, and dravite)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (Aplitic Rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Hematite cameo or hematine imitation
Hematite (Fe₂O₃); possibly synthetic hematine or black glass
Likely weathered gray-green stone, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals; identification uncertain from image)
Tumbled Carnelian
Carnelian (Var. of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (intermediate intrusive igneous rock)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Chrysanthemum Stone
Limestone with Celestite or Andalusite inclusions
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium-Coated Hematite)
Titanium-treated Hematite (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper (in Quartz/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Unakite
Granite composed of pink orthoclase feldspar, green epidote, and colorless quartz
Greenschist / Serpentinite
Metamorphic rock rich in chlorite/actinolite/serpentine
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Rhodonite
Inosilicate (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate, (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3)
Anyolite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Metamorphic rock composed primarily of green Zoisite (Ca2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)), red Ruby (Al2O3:Cr), and black Tschermakite
Granite
Granite (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Turritella Agate (Fossiliferous Chert)
Silicified Elimia tenera (Fossiliferous Chalcedony)
Sunstone
Feldspar (Plagioclase/Orthoclase)
Dyed Agate (Dragon Vein Agate Bead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) variety Chalcedony