Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
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Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Rose quartz beads
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (felsic composition)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3)
Clear quartz sphere or polished quartz cabochon (tentative)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); appearance may also be consistent with ordinary glass, which cannot be ruled out from the image alone
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 – a variety of Microcline, a Potassium Feldspar)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - a variety of Microcline Feldspar)
Lapis Lazuli (Lazurite crystals on Marble)
Lazurite / (Na,Ca)8[(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2|(AlSiO4)6]
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Beaded Jewelry (Assorted Gemstones)
Various minerals, including but not limited to Quartz (SiO2), Garnet (X3Y2(SiO4)3), Jade (Na(Al,Fe)Si2O6), Amethyst (SiO2),等の多様な組み合わせ
Aventurine
Quartz (Aventurine variety)
Chert
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Tumbled green-brown stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite
Chert (or Flint)
Chert (a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Mixed polished gemstone bead lot, likely dyed agate and quartz
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), with possible amethyst, aventurine, and other dyed quartz varieties
Black-and-white jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with contrasting white mineral inclusions
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Smoky quartz (rough, water-worn crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Malachite
Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Green Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Microcline Feldspar
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and chromite
Blue sodalite beads
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂
Dyed blue howlite (turquoise imitation), possibly dyed magnesite
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; the vivid blue color is artificial dye. Exact identification is uncertain from the photograph alone.
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Coal (primarily composed of carbon with varying amounts of other elements)
Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Nephrite (a form of Jade)
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
White Jade / White Chalcedony
Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Banded Chert / Banded Jasper (likely a variety of Chert/Chalcedony)
Chert (microcrystalline quartz)
Larimar
Pectolite (a variety of pectolite, NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Cherry Creek Jasper (also known as Red Creek Jasper or Cherry Creek Agate)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)