Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
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Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Azurite–malachite-bearing quartz or chalcedony
Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ azurite with Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂ malachite in SiO₂-rich matrix
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Quartzose/Feldspathic Sandstone)
Poppy Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with hematite and other inclusions
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (SiO2 dominated)
Sandstone Pebble
Sandstone (Silicon dioxide-rich clastic sedimentary rock)
Chevron Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a sedimentary or volcanic host
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz Arenite)
Sandstone (Water-worn pebble)
Sedimentary Rock (Quartz arenite)
Epidosite with Quartz (Unakite-variant or Jasper)
Epidotized Metasomatite
Sandstone
Sandstone (Arenite)
Garnet (likely Almandine, Pyrope, or a blend)
Garnet group minerals: X3Y2(SiO4)3, where X and Y represent various metal ions (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Sodalite
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
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.
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Crushed Granite / Landscaping Gravel
Granitoid
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Jasper and Quartzite mix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Sand (Beach Sand)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt
Milky quartz-bearing rock, likely quartzite or silicified limestone
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a quartzite or chalcedony-rich matrix
Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Amber (specifically Red or Cherry Amber)
Succinite (Resinite); Chemical formula: C10H16O
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Olivine (in Peridotite/Dunite form)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Chrysocolla on Matrix
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Chalcedony with Druzy Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass containing Spherulites of Cristobalite (SiO2)