Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Quartz Pebble (Iron-stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Spherulite inclusions (SiO2)
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Copper Ore with Chrysocolla and Azurite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) / Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper (likely Polychrome or Desert Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Geode (Chert or Quartz Nodule)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chert Nodule with Chalky Cortex)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (with Limestone/Dolomite host)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Azurite with Malachite and Limonite
Azurite Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite Cu2CO3(OH)2
Limonite
Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Malachite
Copper carbonate hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (primarily Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Chert (Flint variety)
Chert (SiO2)
Ruby in Zoisite
Ruby (Corundum, Al2O3) in Zoisite (Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with some Hornblende
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Ironstone concretion (Fe2O3 with a sandstone core)
Quartz Veined Basalt Pebble
Amygdaloidal Basalt with Quartz (SiO2) veining
Basalt (River Stone)
Basalt
Orthoclase Feldspar
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ferruginous Quartz
Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Ocean Jasper
Spherulitic Chalcedony (SiO2)
Amazonite (likely mixed with other feldspars/minerals)
Amazonite is a variety of Microcline, which is a tectosilicate mineral, formula KAISi3O8. The mixed beads could include other feldspars or quartz.
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Biotite Schist
Biotite Schist
Chert (often called Flint when dark)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Banded Chert with Quartz Veining
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a triclinic variety of Potassium Feldspar)
Malachite
Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2]
Turquoise and Hematite
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Hematite: Fe2O3
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (composition: SiO2)
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)