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.
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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.
Sandstone or Quartzite with algae
Unknown specific, largely SiO2 with biological growth
White Topaz (faceted)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F, OH)2)
Siltstone with Quartz Vein
Siltstone (composed of Quartz and Clay minerals) with a hydrothermal Quartz vein (SiO2)
Gabbro
Gabbro (Mafic Plutonic Rock)
Pumice (likely)
Pumice (extrusive igneous rock)
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Rough Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Pebble (likely Quartz or Chert)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) - referring to the likely main mineral composition, Quartz. If it's chert, the scientific name remains SiO₂ with a microcrystalline structure.
Banded Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with impurities
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (Potassium Mica) KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pebble (likely Sandstone or Granitic Pebble)
Clastic Sediment (or specific rock type, e.g., Arenite, Granitoid Pebble)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)
Clastic sedimentary rock (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 rich)
Chert / Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with iron oxide inclusions)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone ( weathered ) / Chert Nodular Rock
Sedimentary rock (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3, with Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Chert
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Calcite (Yellow/Orange variety - sometimes called Honey Calcite)
Calcite
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Purple Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Graywacke
Lithic Sandstone (Graywacke)
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Mixed mineral and shell specimen assortment
Primarily unidentified quartz-/feldspar-like pebbles with possible dark basalt or iron-rich fragments; white pieces may include shell or calcite
River Rock (Mossy)
Stream-rounded Clast (likely Siltstone or Sandstone with bryophytes)
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Rough Quartz in Pegmatite Matrix
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2) in Granitic Pegmatite
Larimar
Pectolite (Sodium Calcium Silicate Hydroxide) - (NaCa2(Si3O8)(OH))
Jasper with Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)