Carnelian (Tumbled)
Carnelian (Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
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Carnelian (Tumbled)
Carnelian (Chalcedony / Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mixed river-worn rock and mineral collection
Mostly quartz/quartzite, feldspar-bearing granitoid, chert, and mafic volcanic rocks; exact species vary by pebble
Chert (Common Opal/Chalcedony mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone or dolostone), primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Jasper and Agate Beads (Mahogany Obsidian, Dyed Agate, Turquoise/African Turquoise)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with inclusions / Hydrated Copper Aluminum Phosphate
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Flint likely, but definitive identification is difficult from image)
SiO₂ (silicon dioxide)
Green Jasper (Agate-Jasper mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Iron Ore (Hematite/Magnetite mixture)
Ferrous Oxide (Fe2O3 / Fe3O4)
Chert (Common Opal/Agate mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
River Rock (Quartz-dominated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic sediments
River Stone (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based metamorphosed sandstone
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite α-FeO(OH))
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Goethite)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite: α-FeO(OH))
Limonite (Iron Ore Congcretion)
Limonite (a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite (Yellow Ochre)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Bumblebee Jasper (technically Bumblebee Stone)
Calcite, Aragonite, and Realgar/Orpiment mixture (SiO2 + CaCO3 + As2S3/As2S2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Chert (potentially Jasper/Common Opal mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Magnetite / Ironstone
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
River Stone (composed of Siltstone/Basalt mixture)
Siltstone or microcrystalline Basalt pebble
Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Dalmatian Jasper
Aplite with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a feldspar mineral (KAlSi3O8 or NaAlSi3O8 respectively, often a mixture)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Magnetite
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mica
Mica group (often Muscovite or Biotite)
Clear Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Quartz Heart or Arrowhead Shape
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite
Hydrous Iron Oxide (often Goethite FeO(OH), Lepidocrocite γ-FeO(OH), and other amorphous iron oxyhydroxides)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Group), Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Quartz (various varieties)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)