Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Limestone (specifically Dolomitic/Crystalline Limestone)
Sedimentary Carbonate Rock (CaCO3 / CaMg(CO3)2)
Blue Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Field Stone/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (Chert / Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Marble
Metamorphosed Limestone/Dolomite
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Green Apatite on Albite
Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] on Albite [Na(AlSi3O8)]
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Red Jasper
Silicon dioxide (microcrystalline quartz with iron oxide inclusions), SiO2
Green Jasper with Quartz veins
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Dalmatian Stone (A variety of Perthite / Aplite)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Iron-stained Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Porphyritic Andesite
Andesite (Porphyry)
Apache Tears (Obsidian)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Green Aventurine
Aventurine (Silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Included Quartz Beads (likely Phantom Quartz or Garden Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with various mineral inclusions
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often commercially called 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Amazonite (likely mixed with other feldspars/minerals)
Amazonite is a variety of Microcline, which is a tectosilicate mineral, formula KAISi3O8. The mixed beads could include other feldspars or quartz.
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartz Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pyrite on Quartz matrix
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Quartzite (Water-worn)
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartz (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Yellow Jasper (Beach Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron hydroxide impurities
Chert (varietal: Jasper or Ironstone nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxides
Jasper (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)