Polished dark stone, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and magnetite
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Polished dark stone, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, with possible olivine and magnetite
Red coral (likely precious coral)
Corallium sp.; calcium-carbonate skeleton, primarily calcite
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals
Blue Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Rounded iron-rich stone, likely hematite-bearing sandstone or ironstone
Hematite/goethite-bearing ferruginous sandstone or ironstone; composition cannot be confirmed from appearance alone
Possible flint (chert) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark and nodular
Iron-rich concretion or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-rich limonite (FeO(OH)·nH₂O / Fe₂O₃)
Polished vesicular basalt (likely iron-rich volcanic rock)
Basalt, predominantly plagioclase–pyroxene–olivine; surface may include iron-oxide minerals or metallic-looking infill
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate / Chalcedony
Turquoise
Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium), CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Banded Agate (Dyed Purple)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Blue Onyx (Dyed Agate/Chalky Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Blue Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2]
Tumbled smoky quartz (probable)
Quartz, SiO₂; smoky variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-rich laterite or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-bearing ferruginous duricrust; commonly approximated as FeO(OH) and Fe₂O₃
Smoky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), naturally irradiated variety
Likely jasper or iron-rich chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye
Dyed Quartzite (Pink/Magenta)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Artificially Colored Quartzite
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Weathered brown iron-rich pebble
Likely ferruginous sandstone or ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled sandstone pebble
Sandstone, primarily quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide cement
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities
Blue aventurine quartz (likely dyed or tumbled quartzite)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with blue coloration from inclusions or dye
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Macrocrystalline Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag
Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Dyed tumbled quartz (likely quartzite or quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dyed Blue Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Tumbled carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Dark basalt or industrial slag (tentative)
Basalt; predominantly plagioclase and pyroxene, possibly with olivine
Polished blue obsidian with a pale mineral crust
Obsidian (volcanic glass), likely coated or encrusted with quartz/calcite
Carnelian and Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Amethyst (Agate/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing rock (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) or industrial iron slag
Rose Quartz and Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible hematite-rich ironstone or magnetite-bearing specimen
Likely hematite (Fe₂O₃), magnetite (Fe₃O₄), or an iron-rich slag-like geological specimen
Likely slag or metallic industrial byproduct
Unidentified iron-rich ferrous slag; possibly magnetite-bearing slag
Turquoise (Blue Howlite / Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (for natural Turquoise); Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (for Howlite)