Dyed mineral cluster, likely calcite or aragonite
Calcite (CaCO₃) or aragonite (CaCO₃), artificially color-enhanced
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Dyed mineral cluster, likely calcite or aragonite
Calcite (CaCO₃) or aragonite (CaCO₃), artificially color-enhanced
Polished serpentine-rich stone (likely serpentine jasper or “rainforest jasper”)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite, with iron oxides and silica-rich rock matrix
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper), possibly brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide pigments and minor volcanic inclusions
Blue lace agate (likely dyed or color-enhanced)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Jasper)
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Dyed Pink Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety Agate
Iron-stained quartz-rich rock (possibly ironstone or ochre-coated quartz)
Undetermined ferruginous rock; yellow-brown coloration likely from goethite and/or limonite (hydrated iron oxides)
Iridescent chalcopyrite (“peacock ore”)
Chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, commonly surface-oxidized to covellite and related copper sulfides
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Blue chalcedony crystal pendant
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely blue chalcedony or dyed quartz
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Aura Amethyst (Dyed/Coated)
Titanium-treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-Treated Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Amethyst bead bracelet
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), with likely dyed or heat-treated agate/carnelian beads
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Iron-rich slag or ironstone; appearance is not diagnostic
Likely iron-oxide-rich material (hematite, Fe₂O₃, and/or magnetite, Fe₃O₄); possibly smelting slag
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Polished banded agate
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Blue-green glassy mineral specimen, likely turquoise-colored fluorite or dyed material
Uncertain; possible fluorite (CaF₂), chrysocolla, or dyed calcite/glass
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Green Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety of Chalcedony