Dyed Howlite (Dyed Red)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
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Dyed Howlite (Dyed Red)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Tumbled yellow jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silica-rich chert/jasper, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Polished carnelian or red jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly iron-rich jasper
Obsidian (likely black obsidian)
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition, approximately SiO₂ 70–75%
Dyed or coated quartz/amethyst specimen (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂; purple portion may be amethyst, iron-bearing quartz
Weathered vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; composition commonly basaltic to andesitic
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Jasper Breccia
Brecciated Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions, SiO2)
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
Leopard jasper (orbicular jasper)
Silicified volcanic tuff/chert; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides and volcanic minerals
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate
Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony
Tumbled brown chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Black Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Polished black stone, likely black jasper or basalt
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if jasper; alternatively fine-grained basalt
Small tumbled brown stone, likely iron-stained quartz or jasper
Quartz (SiO₂) or microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony/jasper), identification uncertain from the image
Blue chalcedony crystal pendant
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely blue chalcedony or dyed quartz
Small rounded pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂ with clay/iron-oxide cement)
Pink Quartz (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible basalt or volcanic scoria fragment
Mafic volcanic rock, likely basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Possible chalcopyrite-bearing sulfide fragment
Likely chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly with pyrite or bornite
Polychrome Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
Likely tumbled yellow jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Tumbled quartz crystal (likely smoky or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Likely vesicular basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and sometimes olivine
Blue Agate (likely dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified purple mineral fragment
Possibly amethyst (quartz), but the image is insufficient for confident identification
Crackle Agate / Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon dioxide / SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or leopard jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Dyed Dalmatian Jasper (Dalmatian Stone)
Perthitic Feldspar with Arfvedsonite inclusions
Smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), brown to gray variety
Blue-green peacock chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, artificially oxidized/iridescent-coated
Brecciated jasper with quartz/chalcedony
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), with chalcedony and iron-oxide matrix