Dyed Blue Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Category
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Dyed Blue Agate
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide / SiO2)
Clear quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Possible sodalite-bearing rock
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂, likely in a feldspathic matrix
Rose quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline to crystalline variety
Blue calcite geode
Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly a druse-lined geode
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Chalcopyrite in Gossan
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) in a Limonite-rich Gossan matrix
Orange calcite (rough specimen)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Likely galena (lead sulfide)
Galena, PbS
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red coral beads (likely dyed or treated coral)
Corallium spp. (precious coral; calcium-carbonate skeleton, chiefly calcite)
Tumbled blue glassy mineral, possibly sodalite or blue aventurine
Identification uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) or blue-dyed quartz/slag-like material
Clear Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pink tourmaline (rubellite)
Elbaite tourmaline, lithium sodium aluminum borosilicate: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Rough White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Weathered iron-rich rock, likely limonite-bearing sandstone or laterite
Limonite/goethite-rich ferruginous rock; composition commonly FeO(OH)·nH₂O with quartz and clay minerals
Staurolite
Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2
Diamond-encrusted microphone-shaped pendant
Diamond (natural or synthetic) set in gold-colored metal; exact stones and metal cannot be confirmed visually
Weathered, vesicular volcanic rock (likely basaltic scoria)
Scoria, probably basaltic; exact identification requires testing
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Pumice
Pumice (Volcanic glass / Felsic igneous rock)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), probably rock crystal; exact identification is uncertain from the strongly backlit image
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Weathered quartz-rich rock, possibly granite or quartzite
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar aggregate, potentially granitic, or recrystallized quartzite
Milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Red Coral (Dyed or Reconstituted)
Corallium rubrum (if natural) or Calcite/Aragonite with dye
Beige limestone tile
Limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃); exact variety cannot be determined from the image
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Tumbled pale chalcedony (likely quartz)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly pale agate or quartz
Bismuth crystal
Bismuth (Bi), artificially crystallized
Gold bullion bars
Native gold (Au), likely cast or refined metal