Water-worn brown chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert/jasper
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Water-worn brown chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely ferruginous chert/jasper
Smoky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), brown to gray variety
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with aluminum impurities)
Rounded limestone pebble
Micritic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Tumbled reddish jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite shell with Sandstone core)
Chert (Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Jasper
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Inclusions (SiO2)
Jasper Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Red Jasper
Red Jasper (SiO2 with Hematite inclusions)
Banded Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled jasper or iron-stained chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert with iron-oxide staining
Dark fine-grained rock, likely basalt
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or smoky quartz
Jasper River Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Tumbled blue chalcedony (likely blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony/agate variety
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Brecciated Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Black tumbled stone, likely basalt or black jasper
Most consistent with fine-grained basalt (mainly plagioclase and pyroxene); exact identification requires testing
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Polished native copper
Native copper (Cu), likely with cuprite/tenorite oxidation products
Vesicular volcanic rock, likely pumice or scoria
Pumice (highly vesicular rhyolitic–andesitic volcanic glass) or scoria (vesicular basaltic–andesitic rock)
Red Jasper with Quartz Veining
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Heat-Treated Citrine
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Snowflake obsidian cabochon
Obsidian (volcanic glass), SiO₂-rich; white areas are cristobalite/spherulitic devitrification
Polished dendritic jasper or agate
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron/manganese oxide dendrites and earthy inclusions
Jasper Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Tumbled jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely dyed agate
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); blue coloration may be artificial
Tumbled red-brown jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Tumbled chert or jasper pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chert/jasper
Polished red jasper beads
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides