Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
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Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Carnelian (Carnelian Agate)
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Mixed Quartz and Jasper Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore
Hematite-Magnetite BIF (Fe2O3 / Fe3O4 mixed with SiO2)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (Amorphous silica mixed with various oxides)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Chalcedony
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Yellow Chalcedony (Agate Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Common Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Specular Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Epidote with Magnetite/Hematite inclusions
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)) with Iron Oxides
Chalcedony (Moonstone variant or White Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
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.
Milky Quartz (Druzy Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Rhyolitic Tuff (Breccia Type)
Rhyolitic Pyroclastic Rock (Mixed Silicates including Quartz, Feldspar, and Volcanic Glass)
Nuummite
Nuummite (Orthoamphibole rock / Anthophyllite-Gedrite blend)
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Chalcedony (Agate/Carnelian precursor)
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron impurities)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety on matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Mookaite Jasper
Siliceous sedimentary rock (variety of Jasper/Chert)