Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Category
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Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Chlorite Schist
Labradorite
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Leland Blue Stone
Anthropogenic Iron Smelting Slag
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood (primarily SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Muscovite on Quartz (Mica host rock)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in SiO2 (Quartz)
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Silicate Mineral (SiO2 or Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with Titanium coating
Yellow Quartzite (River Stone)
Quartzite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Painted Garden Rock (likely Granite or Limestone base)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) based substrate with Acrylic/Enamel pigments
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Quartzite Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Biotite (Black Mica)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt (Porphyritic)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
River Pebble (Quartzite/Chert)
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)
Labradorite
(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Greenstone / Epidosite
Epidosite (primary minerals: Epidote and Quartz)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of variable mineralogy, often quartz-feldspar base)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement Bit)
Bitumen-bound aggregate (Petrochemical-bound composite)
Tumbled dark gray stone, likely basalt
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Chert (specifically a Lithic Flake)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Mica (Muscovite or Biotite)
Sheet silicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz / Celestite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Dark gray stream-worn cobble, likely basalt or andesite
Fine-grained mafic to intermediate volcanic rock; commonly basalt (plagioclase ± pyroxene ± olivine)
Chert (specifically Jasper/Carnelian Agate)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Brown Sandstone (River Rock)
Arenite