Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
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Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Slag Glass
Silicon dioxide with impurities
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Obsidian-like volcanic glass (likely slag or natural obsidian)
Obsidian, primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass (approximately SiO₂); identification is uncertain from an image
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (probable chalcedony)
Tumbled chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Iron-rich chert or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by hematite/goethite inclusions
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
Uncertain fine-grained rock or mineral-bearing specimen
Indeterminate; possible quartz- or feldspar-bearing matrix with reflective grains
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Dyed Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled brown chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly smoky quartz or chert
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Vesicular basalt (scoria-like volcanic rock)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine with gas cavities
Tumbled brown jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert
Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Purple Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Possible iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite/limonite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Peacock ore (iridescent bornite/chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄), commonly sold as heat-treated chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)
Amethyst (Cabochon)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Chalcedony variety
Tumbled basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor olivine or magnetite
Sandstone (Nut-stone / Cup-stone artifact)
Quartz Arenite / Worked Sedimentary Rock
Dyed Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite (Artificial Coloration Addition)
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Dyed Pink Quartzite
Tumbled and Dyed Quartzite (SiO2 with dye treatment)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
Dyed Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Rounded iron-rich concretion or weathered sandstone pebble
Goethite/hematite-bearing sandstone or limonite concretion; exact identification requires testing
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor