Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
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Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of manganese or iron oxides
Quartz vein material
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz with iron-oxide staining
Pebble
Lithified clastic rock fragment / Quartz-rich pebble
Green Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mineral Inclusions
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Tumbled yellow jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained chalcedony/chert
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite/Hornblende inclusions
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Que Sera Stone (Llanite with Feldspar and Quartz)
Rhyolite with blue quartz and pink orthoclase (Llanite-type quartz porphyry)
Polished/tumbled stone, likely serpentine or agate
Probable serpentine-group mineral (antigorite/lizardite), possibly a green jasper or agate; image is insufficient for certainty
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Blue Kyanite
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Gold Nugget Jewelry
Native Gold (Au)
Malachite cabochon or polished bead
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Mixed Mineral Collection (Quartz, Amethyst, Rose Quartz, Pyrite, etc.)
Mixed Silicates and Sulfides (SiO2, FeS2)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Polished turquoise-bearing rock
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, likely in a brown host rock or matrix
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (mostly Quartz-based)
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Quartz-rich gravel fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions
Unakite
Altered granite (Epidote, Orthoclase Feldspar, and Quartz)
Agate (Dyed) or composite stone
SiO2
Decorative orb of likely sodalite-bearing rock or dyed stone
Most consistent with sodalite-rich nepheline syenite or a blue-and-white composite; exact identification requires testing
Green Aventurine (or Xiuyan Jade / Serpentine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions or Magnesium Silicate
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2)
Schist
Schist (Crystalline Metamorphic Rock)
Blue-green copper mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla-bearing rock
Chrysocolla, hydrated copper silicate: approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O; possibly mixed with quartz or turquoise
Pink granite
Coarse-grained felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Red jasper / red chert
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly granite or sandstone
Uncertain from image; likely quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and feldspar impurities
Chert (Cream Variety)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with trace Fe2O3)
Milky Quartz with Chlorite/Mica inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Tumbled quartz-rich chalcedony (likely carnelian or orange jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Bumblebee Jasper
Calcite with Arsenic and Sulfur inclusions
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hag Stone
Porous sedimentary rock (typically Flint, Chert, or Sandstone) with naturally occurring holes