Red Jasper with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
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Red Jasper with Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Red Jasper (Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Chert with Chalcedony/Quartz Vug
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Rounded basalt cobble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; mainly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic melt; primarily SiO₂)
Obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass, predominantly silica-rich rhyolitic composition (no fixed mineral formula)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled dark stone, possibly river pebble or hematite
Uncertain; candidates include hematite (Fe₂O₃), basalt, or dark chert
Snowflake obsidian
Volcanic glass (silica-rich rhyolitic composition), commonly with cristobalite inclusions
Red jasper (likely polished or dyed)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Beach Pebbles and Jasper
Quartz / Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), likely with inclusions or artificial dye; exact identification requires testing
Bornite (Peacock Ore) / Acid-treated Chalcopyrite
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Blue aventurine (likely dyed quartzite)
Quartz-rich quartzite, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂); identification is uncertain from the image
River Jasper (Green Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Likely tumbled orange-brown jasper or chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), probably iron-oxide-bearing jasper
Polished/tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), commonly with iron-oxide minerals and assorted lithic fragments
Red Jasper (Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Polychrome jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, colored by iron oxides and other inclusions
Banded Agate / Jasper (Chert Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Smoky quartz-bearing rock
Smoky quartz (SiO₂), possibly in a pegmatitic or quartz-rich matrix
Copper-bearing quartz/rock fragment with attached mica
Chalcopyrite-bearing quartz or altered igneous rock; attached flake likely muscovite or biotite mica
Black obsidian
Volcanic glass (mostly rhyolitic silica glass; SiO₂-rich)
Polished pink gemstone, likely dyed quartz or chalcedony
Uncertain from image; possibilities include dyed quartz (SiO₂) or chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂)
Jasper with Hematite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Turquoise-colored stone bead necklace
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), but the bead may be dyed or another blue-green stone
Tumbled jasper or chert fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert with iron-oxide staining
Brecciated Jasper
Brecciated Jasper (Microcrystalline Quartz / SiO2)
Iridescent bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown and oxide-coated
Dyed green agate pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; likely dyed agate
Smoky quartz (likely faceted cabochon or rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Polished banded jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, opaque microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Tumbled red jasper (probable)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored by iron oxides
Possible basalt pebble
Fine-grained mafic volcanic rock, commonly basalt (plagioclase, pyroxene, minor olivine/iron oxides)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely agate or jasper fragment)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Black obsidian (probable)
Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Banded river pebble, likely weathered sandstone or mudstone
Indeterminate lithic clast; probable quartz-rich sandstone or iron-stained mudstone
Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely green obsidian or dark green volcanic glass
Obsidian, a rhyolitic volcanic glass; exact identification requires testing