Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Banded Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite coal (High-rank coal)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Blue Chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Himalayan Salt (Halite)
Halite (NaCl) with trace minerals
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate including Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Black Chert or Flint)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint / Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert / Flint
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite (CaCO3)
Chert Pebble/Nodule
Chert (a microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline sedimentary form of quartz, SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon: C)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Crazy Lace Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - a variety of banded Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Optical Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Honey-colored chalcedony (rough agate/chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely chalcedony with iron-oxide staining
White Marble
Metamorphic Limestone (CaCO3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pearl-embellished decorative cross
Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, predominantly aragonite) with rhinestone-mounted glass or synthetic gemstones
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
Tumbled orbicular jasper
Orbicular jasper; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and feldspathic/chalcedony inclusions
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Dalmatian jasper
Dalmatian stone; commonly a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich igneous rock with arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions
Polished agate, likely carnelian/fire agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite), commonly with magnetite, brucite, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Polished red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Polished pink chalcedony (likely pink agate/geode)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony with iron-bearing inclusions and possible druzy quartz
Serpentine (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; commonly derived from peridotite
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)