Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
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Dyed Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Fossiliferous limestone
Calcitic limestone, predominantly CaCO₃ (calcite), with possible shell or coral fossils
Rounded metallic-looking pebble, likely iron-rich rock or slag
Uncertain; possible limonite/goethite-rich ironstone, hematite-bearing material, or industrial slag
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium-Coated Hematite)
Titanium-treated Hematite (Fe2O3)
Dalmation Stone (Dyed)
Peralkaline rhyolite
Dyed Agate Slice
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon dioxide / Chalcedony (with heat/dye treatment) SiO2
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Orange Quartz (or Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tumbled iron-rich stone, possibly jasper or weathered basalt
Indeterminate; likely iron-stained microcrystalline quartz (jasper) or altered basalt
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Pink Anthracite Coal (dyed)
Anthracite Coal (Artificially Colored)
Dyed Quartz (imitating Emerald/Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Tumbled blue stone, likely blue aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Aventurine quartz (SiO₂) or chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂); exact identification requires testing
Dyed Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Likely vertebra fossil or bone fragment
Indeterminate fossilized vertebra; mineralized hydroxyapatite, commonly Ca₅(PO₄)₃(OH)
Dyed Agate / Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Quartzite
Tumbled Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Polished druzy quartz specimen
Quartz (SiO₂), likely druzy quartz with possible blue chalcedony or inclusions
Polished jasper (likely brecciated or iron-rich jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides/hydroxides and possibly sulfide minerals
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Iron-rich concretion or slag-like rock
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion, possibly iron slag
Iron-rich slag or limonite-bearing rock
Hydrated iron oxides, chiefly limonite/goethite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O); possibly industrial iron slag
Dyed Quartz Crystals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Blue Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled basalt (likely)
Basalt; fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, often with minor olivine and iron oxides
Dyed Pink Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Yellow Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely calcite or quartz
Uncertain; commonly dyed quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Dyed Quartz (often sold as 'Blue Quartz' or 'Blue Agate')
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Red Tigers Eye (Bull's Eye)
SiO2