Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
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Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Chlorite, Amphibole, or Hematite)
Heliotrope (Bloodstone)
Chalcedony variety Quartz (SiO2) with hematite/chlorite inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace elements of titanium, iron, or manganese
Waterworn greenstone pebble
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock; exact identification requires testing
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (Quartz/Chalcedony)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock
Diorite
Diorite
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Howlite
Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
Green serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and feldspar inclusions; commonly marketed as Ocean Jasper
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diorite
Phaneritic Intermediate Plutonic Rock (Diorite)
Aragonite (specifically Mexican Marbled Onyx)
Aragonite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Carnelian
Carnelian (SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and aluminum inclusions
White Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Jadeite Jade
Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety), SiO2
Yellow Chalcedony
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Banded Agate (Lake Superior Agate / Sardonyx)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade Ring
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Jade Bangle (Jadeite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Botryoidal Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Desert Rose (Gypsum/Barite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) or Barite (BaSO4) inclusion
Picture Jasper
SiO2, Microcrystalline Quartz
Dalmatian Stone (often called Dalmatian Jasper)
Peralkaline Quartz-Feldspar Rock with Arfvedsonite (formerly believed to be Jasper)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Amazonite (microcline feldspar)
K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate
Yellow Jasper
Chalcedony (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide with inclusions (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silica/Chalcedony, SiO2)
Gold Sheen Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Cream Marble (Speckled)
Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)