Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with artificial colorant), SiO2
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Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony with artificial colorant), SiO2
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Al(OH)3, AlO(OH), and Fe2O3)
Bauxite
Hydrated aluminium oxides mixture (primarily gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore)
Septarian Nodule
Septarian concretion (Complex mixture of Siderite/Limestone, Calcite, and Aragonite)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely a polished specular hematite palm stone
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Polished golden mineral specimen, likely golden calcite or citrine quartz
Identification uncertain from the photograph; possibilities include calcite (CaCO₃) or quartz (SiO₂), with the color potentially enhanced by polishing or coating
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite-Auripigment-Pyrite-Realgar assemblage (Carbonate/Sulphide mixture)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide / Chlorite inclusions
Tumbled quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Red Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Auriferous Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely smoky quartz or quartz-rich tumbled fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly smoky quartz
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Complex silicate mixture including Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Quartz crystal fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich stone, possibly limonite-bearing sandstone or laterite
Limonite/goethite-rich material; composition commonly FeO(OH)·nH₂O with clay and quartz impurities
Conglomeratic aggregate / pebble-rich concrete-like rock
Polymictic conglomerate (likely glacial or beach-derived gravel matrix); exact identification uncertain from image
River Pebble (Quartzite/Siltstone mixture)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with varied clastic minerals
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Quartz (clear quartz/crystal quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Likely clear quartz crystal (possibly cut/polished quartz or glass imitation)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Jasper and Agate Beads (Mahogany Obsidian, Dyed Agate, Turquoise/African Turquoise)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) mixture with inclusions / Hydrated Copper Aluminum Phosphate
Dark metallic-looking mineral specimen, possibly magnetite
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), tentative identification
Limonite (Iron Ore/Hydrated Iron Oxide)
Limonite (mixture of FeO(OH)·nH₂O minerals, mainly Goethite, FeO(OH) and Lepidocrocite, FeO(OH))
Indian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Small quartz fragment (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Tumbled quartz (likely milky/rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)