Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
mineral
Category
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Heat-Treated Citrine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Blue Agate (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla or dyed chalcedony
Probable chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate; variable composition), though appearance could also represent dyed chalcedony
mineral
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Cathedral with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Agate (Dyed Blue)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral (Chalcedony/Quartz variety)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Mystic Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Coated)
gemstone
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Black Onyx
Onyx (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
igneous
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Manufactured Glass (Simulant)
Crackle Quartz (Dyed)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Treated
mineral
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Smoky Quartz (Chlorite Inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Aluminum and Natural Irradiation
mineral
Dyed Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Tiger’s eye
Quartz variety, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂); fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite asbestos
gemstone
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
mineral
Dyed blue quartz or druzy geode (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably artificially colored
mineral
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate
Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony
metamorphic
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2)
gemstone
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
mineral
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
man-made/construction material
Agate
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Mineral
Blue Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with artificial cobalt/iron-based dye
mineral
Copper-bearing schist (likely bornite/chalcopyrite ore)
Micaceous schist with sulfide minerals, chiefly bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
metamorphic
Magnetic Hematite
Magnetized Hematite (an iron oxide mineral, Fe2O3, that has undergone magnetization)
Mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Synthetic Glass
Dyed blue howlite (turquoise imitation), possibly dyed magnesite
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; the vivid blue color is artificial dye. Exact identification is uncertain from the photograph alone.
gemstone
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Mineral
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
mineral
Peridot (likely, given the color and bead form)
Olivine, variety Peridot (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Mineral
Smoky Quartz
Quartz (SiO₂)
Mineral
Agate (specifically, multi-colored or pastel-dyed agate)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - specifically, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz known as Chalcedony, with banding classified as Agate. (If it were Fluorite, the chemical formula would be Calcium Fluoride - CaF2).
Mineral
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral