Bumblebee Jasper (technically Bumblebee Stone)
Calcite, Aragonite, and Realgar/Orpiment mixture (SiO2 + CaCO3 + As2S3/As2S2)
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Bumblebee Jasper (technically Bumblebee Stone)
Calcite, Aragonite, and Realgar/Orpiment mixture (SiO2 + CaCO3 + As2S3/As2S2)
Quartz Geode
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in sedimentary/volcanic host
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in a Secondary Sedimentary/Volcanic cavity
Polished river pebble
Indeterminate fine-grained fluvial clast, likely sandstone or chert
Polished red jasper and carnelian-like stones
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides; translucent piece may be carnelian, a chalcedony variety
Metallic sulfide ore fragment, possibly pyrite-bearing rock
Indeterminate; likely pyrite (FeS₂) in a sulfide-rich matrix
Amber (or polished Chalcedony bead)
Fossilized Tree Resin / SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide if Chalcedony)
Tumbled Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rounded river pebble
Unidentified fine-grained clastic rock, possibly sandstone or mudstone
Pink tumbled stone, likely rose quartz or pink jasper
Uncertain; quartz (SiO₂) if rose quartz, or microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony if pink jasper
Yellow jasper-like chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained jasper or chert
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly hematite-bearing breccia
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)-rich lithic fragment; exact host rock is uncertain from the image
Bumblebee Jasper
Carbonate-rich volcanic rock containing Sulfur and Arsenic (Realgar/Orpiment)
Tumbled brown mineral pebble, possibly jasper or weathered quartzite
Indeterminate from the blurred image; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) if jasper, or quartzite dominated by quartz
Tumbled brown jasper / chert
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called jasper or brown chert
Polished jasper pebble (likely brecciated or spiderweb jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with iron-oxide and silica vein networks
Fossilized wood or plant fragment
Petrified wood (silicified fossil wood; commonly Araucarioxylon or related taxa)
Polished/tumbled brown jasper (likely weathered chert)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide impurities
Banded jasper (likely mookaite or brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and clay inclusions
Agate
SiO2
Red Jasper (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron impurities
Quartz (Chert/Chalcedony variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Carnelian / Agate pebble)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
SiO2
Polished red jasper (likely hematite-bearing jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored chiefly by iron oxides such as hematite/goethite
Carnelian Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Cinnabar on Matrix with Quartz
Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS) on Quartz (SiO2) and Basalt/Siltstone matrix
Chalcedony (Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Chalcedony (Green Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished red jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Red jasper cabochon pendant
Jasper—opaque microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, primarily SiO₂, colored red by iron oxides
Tumbled brecciated jasper
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Red Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Polished jasper pebble
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Red jasper (likely polished/tumbled)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by iron oxides
Polished brecciated jasper (likely ocean jasper or brecciated agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide inclusions and possible chalcedony
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Brown Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Leopard Skin Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Common Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Red Jasper (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions