Tiger Iron
Composite rock (Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Hematite, and Jasper)
Category
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Tiger Iron
Composite rock (Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Hematite, and Jasper)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Carved turquoise arrowhead/pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Copper Composite Turquoise (Purple and Blue)
Composite Hydrous copper aluminum phosphate with bronze/copper matrix binding
Sandstone
Clastic sedimentary rock (Quartz arenite/Arkose)
Sandstone
Sandstone (clastic sedimentary rock, predominantly SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite composed of Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Epidote Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), and Quartz SiO2)
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and volcanic inclusions; commonly called ocean jasper
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely stabilized or matrix-bearing
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Black-and-white agate geode pendant
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely a hollow geode slice with chalcedony and drusy quartz
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Ruby zoisite (anyolite)
Zoisite with corundum (ruby) and commonly amphibole; Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)
Sandstone
Arenite
Polished/tumbled stone, likely serpentine or agate
Probable serpentine-group mineral (antigorite/lizardite), possibly a green jasper or agate; image is insufficient for certainty
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Pale green aventurine (likely quartz) sphere
Quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale green aventurine, with color from inclusions or treatment
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)
Amorphous Solid (SiO2)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Agate (Dyed) or composite stone
SiO2
Malachite cabochon or polished bead
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂