Banded Agate (specifically Eye Agate / Chalcedony)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
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Banded Agate (specifically Eye Agate / Chalcedony)
Agate (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Clastic sedimentary rock (Polymict conglomerate with quartz/calcite matrix)
Magnetite (Lodestone)
Iron(II,III) oxide (Fe3O4)
Magnetite (potentially as a Lodestone or within Ironstone)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (with Iron Oxide Alteration)
Vesicular Basalt
Smoky Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)
Basalt, predominantly calcium-rich plagioclase, pyroxene, and commonly olivine; vesicular texture from gas bubbles
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Chert (Field Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Basalt River Cobble
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide with artificial pigment (SiO2)
Amethyst (Tumbled)
Purple Quartz (SiO2 with iron impurities and irradiation)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Polished pink banded agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Pink Granite
Phaneritic intrusive felsic igneous rock
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chert (Jasper/Common Opal mix)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (Felsic Igneous Rock)
Dark volcanic sand / basaltic sand
Basalt-derived lithic sand, chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and volcanic glass
Smoky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium or Angel Aura coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Iron-rich botryoidal limonite/goethite specimen
Limonite (amorphous hydrated iron oxides, chiefly goethite, α-FeO(OH))
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Acidic Igneous Rock)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Silicified Sandstone / Orthoquartzite with Liesegang rings
Red jasper (iron-rich chalcedony), possibly brecciated
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides/hydroxides
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Brown chalcedony (likely carnelian/iron-stained quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; brown coloration from iron oxides/hydroxides
Septarian Nodule
Septarian Concretion (CaCO3, CaMg(CO3)2, SiO2)
Hag Stone
Perforated Sedimentary Rock (typically Limestone or Sandstone)
Yellow quartz, possibly citrine
Quartz (SiO₂), yellow variety likely citrine; may also be iron-stained quartz
Granite
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock (consisting mainly of Quartz, Alkali Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) / Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Gossan (Iron Hat)
Goethite-Hematite rich weathered rock (Fe-hydroxides)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (predominantly SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)
Ironstone Concretion / Limonite-stained Siltstone
Ironstone (primarily Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O and Siltstone)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 primary)
Rounded brown-gray stone, possibly weathered conglomerate or sandstone
Indeterminate clastic sedimentary rock; likely poorly cemented sandstone/conglomerate