Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
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Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Tumbled purple jasper (likely rhyolite-derived jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron/manganese oxide impurities; possibly purple rhyolitic jasper
Brecciated jasper
Chalcedony–quartz aggregate, predominantly SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloring
Zebra Jasper
Opaque microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with impurities
Tumbled chalcedony (likely moss or dendritic agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Smoky quartz (possibly smoky quartz/chalcedony)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely natural smoky quartz with conchoidal fracture
Yellow Jasper (Chert/Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Red jasper (polished/cut rough)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Iron-rich jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite and iron oxides
Blue Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
SiO2 (Microcrystalline Quartz)
Tumbled carnelian (reddish chalcedony)
Carnelian, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Orange chalcedony (likely tumbled or naturally water-worn)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), orange variety possibly carnelian
Tree Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Manganese inclusions
Polished jasper pebble (possibly orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper; exact variety cannot be confirmed visually
Quartz-rich rock, possibly druzy quartz on altered host rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with mica/clay minerals and minor iron-oxide staining
Blue-gray chalcedony (banded agate fragment)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate variety
Agate Geode
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variant
Polished agate beads (likely assorted dyed agates)
Agate, a banded variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Likely waterworn jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Flint / Chert Node
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Raw orange chalcedony (carnelian-like)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Black rectangular gemstone pendant, likely obsidian or black glass imitation
Most plausibly black obsidian (volcanic glass; SiO₂-rich), though the image cannot exclude synthetic glass or black onyx
Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (Iron-rich)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe2O3 (Hematite) inclusions
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide inclusions
Polished tiger’s-eye jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Quartz-rich microcrystalline silica; mainly chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide pigments
Pink chalcedony or weathered pink quartzite
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-bearing chalcedony
Agate (Plume or Moss Agate variant)
Chalcedony (SiO2) with various inclusions
Zebra Jasper
Tumbled Opaque Chalcedony (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper / Variolitic Chalcedony (SiO2)