Zoisite with Rubellite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende (Anyolite)
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Zoisite with Rubellite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende (Anyolite)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3 mixed with Fe2O3 and clay minerals)
Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)
Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH) mixed with SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (mixed iron hydroxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
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.
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
River Cobbles (Basalt, Quartzite, and Sandstone mix)
Fluvial detritus (primarily SiO2, Plagioclase, and Pyroxene mix)
Quartz (Milky / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rhyolitic Tuff (Breccia Type)
Rhyolitic Pyroclastic Rock (Mixed Silicates including Quartz, Feldspar, and Volcanic Glass)
Garnet-bearing granite or pegmatitic granitic rock
Coarse-grained granitoid, likely granite or pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with almandine/spessartine garnet and dark biotite or amphibole
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Tumbled green jasper (probable serpentine-rich stone)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly mixed with serpentine or chlorite
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chalcedony)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if metamorphic
Iron-rich sulfide ore, likely pyrite-bearing gossan
Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly mixed with iron oxides/hydroxides and other sulfides
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chert/Clay mixed)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely mixed with magnetite and iron-rich jasper
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Jasper Pendant
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal hematite (speculative)
Hematite, iron(III) oxide (Fe₂O₃), possibly mixed with goethite or magnetite
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Iceland Spar (Optical Calcite)
Calcite (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz (Faceted Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled pink-and-white quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely rose quartz mixed with milky quartz
Orange Quartz (or Carnelian Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)