Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and chromite
Iron-stained chert or siliceous pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert
Polished blue agate/geode slice
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely dyed blue
Tumbled chalcedony or carnelian
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-bearing chalcedony
Pink Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (primarily Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, and Plagioclase)
Carved quartz skull, likely smoky quartz or gray chalcedony
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), quartz or microcrystalline quartz
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities (mostly Iron Oxides)
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Chert (Brecciated or Veined)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Graywacke or Arkose variant)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Lithic Sandstone)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or pink sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃), possibly chromium-colored ruby; synthetic origin likely
Green fluorite (likely polished/cut specimen)
Fluorite, calcium fluoride (CaF₂)
Tumbled banded jasper, likely brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Blue calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃), likely blue variety
Iron-stained chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely hematite/goethite-bearing
Fossiliferous Sandstone (with Brachiopod or Bivalve mold)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Macrofossil Mold
Fossiliferous Limestone containing a Brachiopod or Mollusk Impression
Biogenic Sedimentary Rock / Fossiliferous Limestone
Quartz-rich rock, likely milky quartz vein material
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained massive quartz with minor feldspar or mica
Banded Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shale or Siltstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Variable mineral composition including quartz and clay minerals)
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly milky quartz or a pale quartzite fragment
Porphyry (likely Porphyritic Andesite or Basalt)
Porphyritic Igneous Rock
Pink quartz bead strand (likely rose quartz or pink dyed quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); probable rose quartz variety, possibly dyed or treated quartz/chalcedony
Metallic sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing rock
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly with marcasite or other sulfides
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely dyed)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Red jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Weathered sandstone or arkosic sandstone
Clastic sandstone, likely quartz–feldspar-rich (arkose)
Banded calcite (travertine/cave calcite)
Calcite, CaCO₃; likely banded carbonate travertine or flowstone
Pearl-embellished decorative cross
Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, predominantly aragonite) with rhinestone-mounted glass or synthetic gemstones
Likely serpentine pebble
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Tumbled blue-gray stone beads, likely labradorite or dyed quartz
Probable labradorite (plagioclase feldspar; approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈), though exact identification requires testing
Chert (specifically Red Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Basalt and weathered granite-like rock
Dark specimen: basalt, likely vesicular or fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; tan specimen: uncertain, possibly weathered granite or iron-stained felsic rock
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite River Stone
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite Cobble
Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granitic)