Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
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Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with fuchsite inclusions)
Banded Agate (variety of Chalcedony)
Agate (SiO2)
Banded Jasper (possibly "Picture Jasper")
Jasper (a microcrystalline variety of Quartz / Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Geode with Quartz and possibly Jasper/Hematite
Quartz (SiO2) and Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline SiO2), possibly stained by iron oxides
Quartz (likely Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Mixed Gemstone Bracelet
Mixed natural minerals and rocks (e.g., Rhodonite, Malachite, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Quartz/Chalcedony variants)
Jasper (Milky/Cream Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gossan with Copper Carbonate (Chrysocolla/Malachite)
Ferruginous Oxide (Gossan) with Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Jasper with Hematite (Red Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide (SiO2 and Fe2O3)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Aventurine (variety of Quartz - SiO2) and Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Lake Superior Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Chalk
Calcareous Ooze (composed primarily of coccoliths)
African Turquoise (Jasper)
Polychrome African Jasper (often marketed as 'African Turquoise' due to its color, but it is not true turquoise)
Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with varying mineral inclusions (Iron Oxide, Hematite, Clay)
Thunderegg (Agate-filled Geode Node)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper, possibly Brecciated Jasper or Ocean Jasper due to patterns and color
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), a variety of Chalcedony
Jasper (likely a variety of Yellow or Mustard Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Turritella Agate (Elimia Agate)
Silicified Elimia tenera (formerly misidentified as Turritella)
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Quartz (chalcedony variety) or Limestone with Quartz Veins
SiO2 (for Quartz/Chalcedony); CaCO3 (for Limestone)
Jasper in Basalt Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities; Chalcedony
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Quartz Geode/Cluster
Quartz (SiO2)
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Ocean Jasper (Orbicular Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Fossilized Wood (Petrified Wood)
Silicified Wood (primarily quartz/chalcedony replacing organic matter)
Coal (most likely Bituminous or Anthracite)
Bituminous Coal (Grade of Coal), Anthracite (Grade of Coal)
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Jasper and Aquamarine (likely)
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)), Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18))
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Quartz Geode (partially formed/chalcedony with iron staining)
Quartz (SiO2) with Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) and likely Iron Oxides/Hydroxides
Banded Agate (likely Carnelian Agate or Sardonyx)
Agate is a common name for a microcrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO₂), specifically a form of Chalcedony.
African Turquoise
Teal Jasper (Macro-crystalline Quartz/Sio2 + Inclusions of Copper, Iron, and Manganese)
Geode with Iron-Stained Quartz/Calcite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in Sedimentary Matrix
Native Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)