Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
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Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
Red Tigers Eye (Bull's Eye)
SiO2
Obsidian-like volcanic glass (likely slag or natural obsidian)
Obsidian, primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass (approximately SiO₂); identification is uncertain from an image
Likely rough green-blue glassy mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image is insufficient to distinguish a natural mineral from industrial slag or glass
Vesicular basalt (scoria-like volcanic rock)
Vesicular basalt; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine with gas cavities
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
Tumbled chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert/flint
Dyed and Crackle Agate
Silicon dioxide (chalcedony, SiO2)
Dyed Dalmatian Stone (Dalmatian Jasper)
Aplite (predominantly quartz, feldspar, and arfvedsonite)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, possibly smoky quartz or chert
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely calcite or quartz
Uncertain; commonly dyed quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Yellow Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Iridescent red crystal cluster, likely aura-coated quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly metal-coated; exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Tumbled brown chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lemon Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Pumice
Vesicular Rhyolite (Artificial Coloration Addition)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Uncertain fine-grained rock or mineral-bearing specimen
Indeterminate; possible quartz- or feldspar-bearing matrix with reflective grains
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Tumbled brown jasper or chert pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely jasper/chert
Possible iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite/limonite-rich ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Concrete or artificial stone core sample
Artificial conglomerate
Tumbled jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Dyed Tumbled Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Yellow jasper pebble (possibly iron-stained chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; jasper is an opaque variety of chalcedony
Dyed Agate Geode Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Banded Chalcedony
Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron oxide–rich material (hematite/goethite) or industrial iron slag
Tumbled basalt pebble
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock; commonly plagioclase, pyroxene, and minor olivine or magnetite
Rounded iron-rich concretion or weathered sandstone pebble
Goethite/hematite-bearing sandstone or limonite concretion; exact identification requires testing
Purple Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Chalcedony variety
Dyed Agate
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Sandstone (Nut-stone / Cup-stone artifact)
Quartz Arenite / Worked Sedimentary Rock
Rough Quartz (var. Citrine or Yellow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Banded Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony