Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
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Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Orange chalcedony or weathered quartz pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly iron-oxide-stained chalcedony
Obsidian (likely black obsidian)
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition, approximately SiO₂ 70–75%
Ruby in Zoisite (Anyolite) or possibly a dyed stone/agate
Anyolite (Ruby in green zoisite) or artificially altered chalcedony
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dyed Agate
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled yellow jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Polished carnelian or red jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; possibly iron-rich jasper
Weathered vesicular volcanic rock, likely scoria
Scoria; composition commonly basaltic to andesitic
Possible basalt or volcanic scoria fragment
Mafic volcanic rock, likely basalt; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph
Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals
Dyed Howlite (Dyed Red)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Brecciated jasper with quartz/chalcedony
Jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), with chalcedony and iron-oxide matrix
Red agate (possibly dyed chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Small rounded pebble, likely weathered sandstone or iron-stained sedimentary rock
Indeterminate; probable quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂ with clay/iron-oxide cement)
Likely vesicular basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and sometimes olivine
Blue chalcedony crystal pendant
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely blue chalcedony or dyed quartz
Heat-Treated Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Likely yellow quartz gemstone ring
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly heat-treated citrine or lemon quartz; metal setting appears to be brass/gold-colored alloy
Polished black stone, likely black jasper or basalt
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if jasper; alternatively fine-grained basalt
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Tumbled brown chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
Blue Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) with cobalt colorants
Polychrome Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and other mineral inclusions
Unidentified purple mineral fragment
Possibly amethyst (quartz), but the image is insufficient for confident identification
Small tumbled brown stone, likely iron-stained quartz or jasper
Quartz (SiO₂) or microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony/jasper), identification uncertain from the image
Polished ocean jasper / orbicular jasper
Silicified rhyolite or chalcedony-rich microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly sold as ocean jasper
Chert (specifically Blue Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (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)
Dyed or coated quartz/amethyst specimen (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂; purple portion may be amethyst, iron-bearing quartz
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Agate
Agate (Silicon dioxide / SiO2)
Yellow Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Jasper
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Tumbled jasper (likely brecciated or leopard jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions
Jasper / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely tumbled yellow jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides
Quartzite with Iron Inclusions
Quartzite (pre d om i n a n t l y SiO2) with H e m a t i t e / G o e t h i t e
Tumbled jasper (likely picture/brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides