Tumbled amber-colored mineral or glassy pebble
Uncertain; likely chalcedony/quartz, possibly resinous amber or slag glass
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Tumbled amber-colored mineral or glassy pebble
Uncertain; likely chalcedony/quartz, possibly resinous amber or slag glass
Citrine quartz crystal
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); yellow variety commonly called citrine
Small dark rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly weathered basalt or slag
Likely tumbled brown stone
Indeterminate; possibly jasper, chert, or iron-stained quartzite
Red jasper beads
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored red by iron oxides
Likely silicon carbide (carborundum)
Synthetic silicon carbide (SiC), likely blue-green crystalline grit
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Peacock ore (likely chalcopyrite-bornite specimens)
Iridescent chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, commonly altered to bornite, Cu₅FeS₄
Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), artificially crystallized
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Weathered basalt pebble
Basalt, a mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron-titanium oxides
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety
Leland Blue Stone
Anthropogenic Iron Smelting Slag
Small dark rock fragment (likely basalt or slag)
Tentatively basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Polished mahogany obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Dyed and polished agate pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony/agate with blue dye
Brecciated Jasper
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Red Jasper (Beach Pebble)
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-rich material (FeO(OH)·nH₂O)
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Red jasper / iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite/goethite
Dyed red crystal aggregate, likely quartz or salt
Uncertain; possibly dyed quartz (SiO₂) or halite (NaCl)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2 with dye enhancements)
Blue Dyed Agate Geode
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Iron-rich chert or jasper fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides/hydroxides
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper and Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Dyed tumbled stone, likely chalcedony or quartz
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably dyed magenta
Polished chrysoprase (likely dyed or treated)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored green by nickel
Dark gray rounded stone, possibly basalt or slag
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or iron-rich industrial slag
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Tumbled chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/jasper
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or red jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Dyed blue chalcedony (likely dyed agate or quartzite)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; blue color likely artificial dye
Chert (Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely tumbled yellow-orange mineral or glassy stone
Indeterminate from photograph; possibilities include yellow jasper, calcite, agate, or dyed quartz
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline Rock with Feldspar and Arfvedsonite