Dyed turquoise-colored lava stone beads
Vesicular basalt (scoria), commonly sold as dyed lava rock
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Dyed turquoise-colored lava stone beads
Vesicular basalt (scoria), commonly sold as dyed lava rock
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Muscovite Schist
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 (Muscovite) in Schist Matrix
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Fossil crinoid columnal in limestone
Crinoidea indet.; calcitic ossicle (CaCO₃)
Diabase (Greenstone)
Diabase (Dolerite)
Mixed stone-bead bracelet, likely agate/jasper and possibly sodalite or dyed quartz
Primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) varieties, with opaque iron-rich chalcedony/jasper and probable blue sodalite or dyed material
Green cabochon gemstone, likely glass-filled or synthetic emerald imitation
Uncertain; possible synthetic emerald (beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) or green glass
Pink calcite (likely)
Calcite — calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Cut colorless gemstone, likely diamond
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)
Quartz geode/druse, likely chalcedony matrix
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with possible microcrystalline chalcedony
Pumice or vesicular volcanic rock
Pumice; predominantly volcanic glass (silica-rich, commonly rhyolitic to dacitic)
Jade bangle
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite amphibole); possibly jadeite
Quartz (Druzy / Goldstone Gemstone Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink quartz (likely rose quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); probable rose quartz
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz)
Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide / Hematite staining)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Ironstone)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (composed of SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Pumice
Highly vesicular volcanic rock, typically rhyolitic to andesitic in composition
Fossilized sea urchin
Echinoid test, likely a regular sea urchin; calcite (CaCO₃)
Fossilized echinoid (sea urchin), likely a sand dollar fragment or small regular urchin
Echinodermata; commonly Clypeasteroida or Echinoida, preserved mainly as calcite (CaCO₃)
Black onyx or black obsidian bead bracelet
Likely black chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); possibly volcanic glass (obsidian, SiO₂)
Tumbled blue quartz (likely blue aventurine)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored by microscopic inclusions—possibly dumortierite or amphibole
Weathered pegmatite or feldspar-rich granite fragment
Granitic pegmatite, composed mainly of potassium feldspar and quartz, with minor mica; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Rose Quartz (likely carved)
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Clear quartz pebble or glass-like quartz specimen
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Scoria
Scoriaceous Basalt
Likely quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Dark gray rounded stone, possibly basalt or slag
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or iron-rich industrial slag
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Quartz geode
Microcrystalline and druzy quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony-lined
Banded Calcite or Travertine
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Stilbite zeolite specimen
Stilbite, commonly Ca- or Na-rich zeolite: (Ca,Na)₂–₃Al₃(Al,Si)₂Si₁₃O₃₆·12H₂O
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Blue-gray flint or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely flint/chert
Coral Rock (Coquina)
Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, predominantly silica-rich rhyolitic composition