Banded Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
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Banded Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Amethyst (Faceted)
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities, SiO2)
Caribbean Calcite
Calcium Carbonate with Argonite (CaCO3)
Serpentine-bearing metamorphic rock (likely chromite/vesuvianite-bearing serpentinite)
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals [(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄], with dark accessory minerals
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Tumbled jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Tumbled malachite (probable)
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Polished orbicular granite (likely K2-type granite)
Granite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), alkali feldspar/plagioclase, biotite/amphibole, with dark orbicules possibly riebeckite or amphibole minerals
Schist
Schist; commonly mica schist, composed chiefly of muscovite/biotite mica with quartz and feldspar
Copper-bearing rock, likely chrysocolla–malachite–cuprite/goethite matrix
Hydrated copper silicate/carbonate minerals, chiefly chrysocolla (Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) with possible malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), iron oxides, and quartz
Weathered quartz-mica schist
Quartz–muscovite/biotite schist, locally iron-oxide stained
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar; approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈
Conch Pearl
Calcareous concretion (CaCO3)
Flint or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible impurities
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Banded Agate (specifically Moss or River Agate variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities), SiO₂
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Copper-bearing chrysocolla/azurite host rock (probable)
Chrysocolla, Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O, with possible azurite Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂ in iron-stained quartz/matrix
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Greenstone (Epidote/Chlorite-rich Metabasalt)
Greenschist / Epidosite (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Malachite-bearing copper ore, possibly chrysocolla
Malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), with possible chrysocolla (Cu₂−xAlx(H₂−xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄·nH₂O) and host rock
Rough Rose Quartz
Quartz (Silica - SiO2)
Weathered green-gray stone, likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock
Probable serpentinite (antigorite–lizardite), possibly chlorite schist or altered basalt
Blue slag glass / industrial glass fragment
Artificial silicate glass, composition variable; likely copper- or cobalt-colored furnace slag
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentinite or altered basalt)
Serpentinite, predominantly serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Orbicular jasper (ocean jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chiefly chalcedony with feldspar, zeolites, and iron-oxide inclusions
Limonite Nodules / Goethite
Hydrated Iron Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O / Fe2O3·nH2O)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Amethyst is a variety of Quartz)
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide staining and darker volcanic/mineral fragments
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz aggregate, SiO₂, commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions
Fuchsite (Green Muscovite)
K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2-rich extrusive igneous rock)
Blue Aventurine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with inclusions