Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone
Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)
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Native American Hammerstone / Pitted Stone
Modified lithic artifact (often quartzite, basalt, or granite)
Lemon Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Blue metallic mineral specimen, possibly bornite or chalcopyrite
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂); exact identification requires testing
Red jasper (tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Dyed Pink Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble, likely jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained jasper
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Tumbled brown agate or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained jasper
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Dragon Vein Agate (Dyed/Fractured Quartz)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Orbicular jasper (ocean jasper-like jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) microcrystalline quartz
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Likely tumbled jasper or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-rich jasper
Blue obsidian-like volcanic glass
Volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich amorphous material (composition uncertain)
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Tumbled yellow quartz (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; yellow color may result from iron staining, but the photo cannot confirm citrine
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Aura Quartz Geode (Angel Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with precious metals
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled chalcedony/agate (likely botryoidal variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly druzy chalcedony or common agate
Possible industrial slag or basaltic volcanic glass
Likely iron-rich vitreous slag; natural alternative: basaltic glass (tachylite)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Dyed Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
SiO2
Dark tumbled stone, possibly basalt
Basalt (fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; identification tentative from the image)
Green Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite inclusions (SiO2)
Blue Dyed Agate Geode (Slice)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony / Quartz
Vesicular iron-rich slag or weathered metallic ore
Indeterminate; likely Fe-oxide-bearing slag (magnetite/hematite) rather than a specific natural mineral
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly jasper or ironstone
Likely limonite/goethite-bearing siliceous rock; exact identification requires hardness and streak tests
Peacock ore (bornite/chalcopyrite specimen)
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄, commonly with chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Peridot (likely, given the color and bead form)
Olivine, variety Peridot (Mg,Fe)2SiO4