Tumbled smoky quartz (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂; smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
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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
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (glass)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
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)
Black volcanic glass (likely obsidian)
Obsidian; predominantly rhyolitic volcanic glass composed chiefly of amorphous SiO₂
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
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
Yellow Agate
SiO2 (Quartz variety)
Smoky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), naturally irradiated variety
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
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
Mixed sandstone and iron-rich sedimentary rock fragments
Quartz arenite/subarkose, with ferruginous cement and possible iron-oxide staining
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Carnelian Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide - Chalcedony variant)
Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (Quartz pseudo-morph after Crocidolite), SiO2
Pink Agate
Chalcedony (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
Lava Rock (Dyed)
Basalt / Volcanic scoria
Blue chalcedony crystal pendant
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely blue chalcedony or dyed quartz
Rainbow aura quartz (treated quartz crystal)
Quartz, SiO₂, with a thin artificial metal-oxide coating
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Green Chalcedony (Batu Akik)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
Peridot (Olivine)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
White Quartz Sphere
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate), (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Dyed Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass