Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)
Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)
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Painted River Rock (likely Quartzite or Granite)
Quartzite or Granitic Gneiss (painted)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Rounded granitic gneiss or granite cobble
Biotite granite, possibly weakly foliated granitic gneiss; quartz–feldspar–biotite assemblage
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Polished black stone, likely black jasper or basalt
Most likely microcrystalline quartz (black jasper/chert), SiO₂; basalt is a plausible alternative
Pink granite (likely weathered)
Granite; predominantly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and mica
Rose Quartz and Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Tumbled feldspar-rich rock, likely pink-orange microcline or granite fragment
K-feldspar (microcline/orthoclase), approximately KAlSi₃O₈; exact identification requires testing
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Aventurine quartz (SiO₂) or chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue quartz)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂; possibly chrysoprase or dyed quartz
Tumbled smoky quartz (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂; smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Smoky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), naturally irradiated variety
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Carnelian Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt-based dye
Mixed sandstone and iron-rich sedimentary rock fragments
Quartz arenite/subarkose, with ferruginous cement and possible iron-oxide staining
Peacock ore (likely chalcopyrite-bornite specimens)
Iridescent chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, commonly altered to bornite, Cu₅FeS₄
Dyed blue banded agate (tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely carnelian or common agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Carved smoky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Dyed pink banded agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, commonly dyed
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Iridescent polished/tumbled stone (likely coated quartz or glassy synthetic material)
Indeterminate; possibly quartz (SiO₂) with an artificial iridescent coating
Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Black volcanic glass (likely obsidian)
Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass composed chiefly of amorphous SiO₂
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Green Chalcedony (Batu Akik)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (Quartz pseudo-morph after Crocidolite), SiO2
White quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly calcite or quartzite
Most likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); carbonate identification would require testing
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass