Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
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Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
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.
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Quartz Crystal (specifically Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote in Matrix (likely Amphibolite or Gneiss)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)) in Metamorphic Matrix
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)
White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 with Hematite or Magnetite inclusions)
Silver (Sterling Silver Jewelry)
Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu)
Labradorite (Larvikite variety)
(Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Veined Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Druze on Matrix (Geode Fragment)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2)
Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
Sugilite
Sugilite (KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30)
Unidentified Rock Fragment
Unknown
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Epidotized Granite (mixture of Orthoclase, Epidote, and Quartz)
Chrysocolla
Hydrated copper silicate - Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Citrine-colored Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Scoria (Lava Rock)
Scoria (extrusive volcanic rock)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions (SiO2)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (predominantly SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 predominantly)
Anthracite Coal
Coal (predominantly carbon)
Tumbled Stones (various)
Mixed Silica-based Minerals (primarily Quartz and Chalcedony)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Rhyolitic Tuff (Breccia Type)
Rhyolitic Pyroclastic Rock (Mixed Silicates including Quartz, Feldspar, and Volcanic Glass)
Sodalite
Sodalite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide; Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (allotrope of carbon)
Kambaba Jasper
Stromatolite (Fossilized Algae)
Fuchsite on Quartz
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) with Chromium impurities
Peach Moonstone (Orange/Peach Feldspar)
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Tourmaline (Multi-colored)
Complex Borosilicate (Na,Ca)(Li,Mg,Al,Fe)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Azurite Malachite (Mixed)
Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2