Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, purple variety; SiO₂
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Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, purple variety; SiO₂
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky quartz (likely quartz-rich rock)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal (likely quartz point or polished quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Quartz (Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz / Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small white rounded mineral grain, likely quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), probable milky or vein quartz
Chalcedony (Botryoidal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chrysocolla and Malachite Beads
Hydrated copper silicates (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Likely polished/tumbled dark mineral or glassy rock fragment
Indeterminate from image; possibly hornblende, schorl tourmaline, or obsidian
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored by fuchsite or other chromium-bearing mica
Orange chalcedony / carnelian with drusy quartz
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; iron-colored variety often called carnelian), with possible calcite or quartz matrix
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite variety)
Phyllosilicate (complex mineral formula involving K, Mg, Fe, Al, Si, and O)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed tumbled stones, likely rose quartz and purple quartz/amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), including amethyst and probable rose quartz; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, likely quartzite
Quartzite; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with mica or iron-oxide impurities
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; primarily SiO2)
Yellow chalcedony (likely citrine-like quartz)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-stained chalcedony or pale citrine
Tumbled translucent quartz or chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely quartz/chalcedony
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Muscovite
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz (Smoky/Grey variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granitic Pegmatite with Muscovite Mica
Pegmatite (containing KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz or quartz vein fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with minor feldspar or calcite
Green-speckled igneous rock, likely epidote-bearing basalt or serpentinite
Tentatively epidote-bearing basalt (compositionally uncertain from the image)
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Rose Quartz
Quartz (SiO2)
Honey-colored quartz-rich stone, possibly chert or chalcedony
Microcrystalline silica (SiO₂), identification uncertain from photograph
Yellow Quartz (Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled yellow translucent mineral, likely citrine or honey calcite
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; honey calcite: calcium carbonate, CaCO₃
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite