Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
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Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished blue stone, likely sodalite or dyed agate
Sodalite: Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; exact identification requires testing
Asphalt concrete
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Banded Calcite (often sold as 'Mexican Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Carnelian Agate Beads
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded basalt pebble
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Chert (specifically Yellow Jasper variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Shiva Lingam (Polished Jasper)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Breciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Chert (Green Fossilized Algae or Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brecciated Jasper
Brecciated Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Tumbled yellow jasper or serpentine
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); possible serpentine: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Possible tektite or volcanic glass specimen
Natural silica glass; composition commonly near SiO₂, but exact identification requires chemical testing
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Copper-bearing schist (likely bornite/chalcopyrite ore)
Micaceous schist with sulfide minerals, chiefly bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Red Jasper (Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Tumbled chalcopyrite (likely)
Chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂
Basalt pebble
Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine
Chalcedony (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety
Jasper with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
River Jasper (Green Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Tumbled green jasper (probable serpentine-rich stone)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with serpentine or chlorite
Blue Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with artificial cobalt/iron-based dye
Dyed Blue Agate (Slab)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Microcrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Chalcedony Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
Picture Jasper
Impure variety of silica (SiO2)
Beach Agate / Jasper Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Cathedral with Agate inclusions)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dalmatian jasper
Dalmatian stone, typically a leucocratic alkali-feldspar-rich porphyritic igneous rock with black arfvedsonite or aegirine inclusions
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Shiva Lingam Stone
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasper/Basalt matrix)