Man Made Byproduct (Non Geological)

Jade

There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.

Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)

Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)

Rose Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with trace elements of titanium, iron, or manganese

Banded Gneiss (River Rock/Pebble)

Gneiss (specifically a banded variety often found as a river rock)

Diamond

Diamond (Carbon, C)

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)

Vesicular Basalt

Sandstone

Sandstone (lithified quartz arenite, arkose, graywacke, etc. depending on composition)

Smoky Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Banded Chert

Chert (a microcrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2 with minor impurities)

Rock Crystal Quartz

Quartz (SiO₂)

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Fluorite (Purple Fluorite in Matrix)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Moss Agate Geode Sphere

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony with Chlorite or Manganese inclusions

Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)

Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)

Quartz (milky quartz variety)

Quartz (SiO₂)

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (MnSiO3)

Quartz (vein quartz)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (possibly milky quartz or quartz with inclusions)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Clear Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)

Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)

Pink Stained Rock (Likely Quartzite or Sandstone with Iron Oxide Staining)

Quartzite (metamorphic) or Sandstone (sedimentary); coloration likely due to hematite or other iron oxides.

Quartzite

Quartzite (SiO2)

Arsenopyrite with Quartz

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese

Citrine

Quartz (SiO₂)

Rose Quartz

Rose Quartz (SiO₂)

Serpentine

Serpentinite (rock), Serpentine group minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)

Milky Quartz

Quartz (SiO2)

Moonstone

Adularia (orthoclase feldspar variety)

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rose Quartz

Quartz (SiO2) with trace impurities causing pink color

Granite (weathered/river-tumbled)

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

Granite (tumbled pebble)

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)

Granite

Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)

Jasper (likely a variety of Brecciated Jasper or a patterned variety)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartzite

Quartzite (primarily SiO2)

Corundum

Corundum (Al2O3)

Olivine (likely Peridot variety)

Olivine Mineral Group (specifically Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series); Chemical formula: (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Diamond

Diamond (C)