Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
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Banded Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Vesicular basalt (likely iron-rich scoria)
Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides
Blue Tiger's Eye (Hawk's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Citrine (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Tourmalinated quartz crystal point
Quartz (SiO₂) with black tourmaline (schorl, NaFe₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄) inclusions
Likely yellow quartz gemstone ring
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly heat-treated citrine or lemon quartz; metal setting appears to be brass/gold-colored alloy
Tumbled green aventurine (probable)
Quartz (SiO₂) with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions
Tumbled pink granite
Granite, chiefly quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase with minor mica/amphibole
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz), SiO2
Dyed Blue Agate (Slab)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), brown variety colored by irradiation and trace aluminum
Smoky quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely smoky variety
Possible chalcopyrite-bearing sulfide fragment
Likely chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly with pyrite or bornite
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Blue Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with artificial cobalt/iron-based dye
Mystic Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Coated)
Likely raw chalcopyrite or bornite specimen
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly bornite (Cu₅FeS₄)
Tumbled smoky quartz (probable)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Amethyst geode
Quartz, SiO₂; purple variety: amethyst
Black onyx or black agate bead necklace
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (likely chalcedony/black agate; possibly dyed)
Heat-Treated Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Green fluorite tower
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Polished dark stone, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and magnetite
Dyed agate (likely dyed chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony/agate)
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely chrysocolla or dyed chalcedony
Probable chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate; variable composition), though appearance could also represent dyed chalcedony
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Cathedral with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Agate (Polished Slice)
Banded Chalcedony (SiO2)
Basalt cobble
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Likely iron meteorite
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
Dyed druzy quartz geode
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely artificially dyed
Peacock ore (bornite/chalcopyrite), likely treated
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄, and/or chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂
Smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), brown-to-gray smoky variety
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
Heat-Treated Citrine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Agate (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)