Polished black stone sphere (likely black basalt or black tourmaline)
Most likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene); mineral identification is uncertain from the image alone
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Polished black stone sphere (likely black basalt or black tourmaline)
Most likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene); mineral identification is uncertain from the image alone
Dyed Agate / Ruby Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Polished sedimentary pebble, likely sandstone or quartzite
Quartz-rich sandstone (SiO₂-dominant), possibly weakly metamorphosed quartzite
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Red aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Yellow chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained chert/jasper
Tumbled jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Orange Calcite point
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Riverstone Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Chert (Flint Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-stained quartz/chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide minerals, chiefly goethite/limonite
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely dyed agate
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); blue coloration may be artificial
Tumbled brown quartz/chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chert or jasper
Rounded quartz-rich pebbles, likely jasper/chert with one iron-stained specimen
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly jasper or chert; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Jasper
Jasper (SiO2 plus impurities)
Vesicular basalt (possibly scoriaceous basalt)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and Fe-Ti oxides, with possible olivine
Likely tumbled sandstone or limestone
Quartz-rich sandstone (possibly calcarenite/limestone)
Mixed polished/tumbled stones; likely blue calcite, red carnelian, and gray/blue quartz or agate
Probable calcite (CaCO₃), chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂), and iron-colored chalcedony
Tumbled smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Jasper pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Dyed Pink Agate (Crackled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Tumbled green-blue glassy mineral, possibly fluorite or aventurine
Uncertain from image; possible fluorite (CaF₂) or quartz aventurine (SiO₂)
Tumbled obsidian
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)
Tumbled yellow jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained chalcedony/chert
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Chalcedony Pebble
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Orbicular jasper (orbicular chert/jasper)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Tumbled jasper, likely red/brown jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored chiefly by iron oxides
Blue Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with artificial cobalt/iron-based dye
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock ore (bornite/chalcopyrite), likely treated
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄, and/or chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron and silicate inclusions
Green Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron silicate inclusions
Bornite (“peacock ore”), likely weathered copper sulfide
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄; possibly chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, with iridescent tarnish
Black obsidian
Volcanic glass, primarily rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich, noncrystalline)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz