Gemstone Beads
Various mineral species
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Gemstone Beads
Various mineral species
Tumbled feldspar-rich stone (likely granite or pegmatite fragment)
Potassium feldspar, chiefly orthoclase or microcline (KAlSi₃O₈), possibly mixed with quartz
Rhyolitic Tuff (Breccia Type)
Rhyolitic Pyroclastic Rock (Mixed Silicates including Quartz, Feldspar, and Volcanic Glass)
Crushed stone aggregate
Mixed lithic aggregate; individual fragments cannot be identified from the image
Polished blue-gray mineral specimen, likely galena-bearing ore
Galena (PbS), possibly mixed with quartz/calcite and secondary copper minerals
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Likely hematite-rich iron ore
Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly mixed with magnetite or other iron oxides
Tumbled hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely mixed with magnetite and iron-bearing silicates
Yellow-orange quartz (likely citrine or iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), colored by iron impurities or irradiation
Fossiliferous Limestone (Chert/Clay mixed)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Polished hematite-rich ironstone
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely mixed with magnetite and iron-rich jasper
Botryoidal hematite (speculative)
Hematite, iron(III) oxide (Fe₂O₃), possibly mixed with goethite or magnetite
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Limonite Nodule
Limonite (FeO(OH)·n(H2O))
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Porphyritic Igneous Rock / Porphyry
Porphyry (Plagioclase/Quartz phenocrysts in a finer-grained groundmass)
Zoisite with Rubellite (Ruby in Zoisite)
Zoisite with inclusions of Hornblende (Anyolite)
Polished brown jasper or brecciated jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly mixed with iron oxides and other silicates
Tumbled iron-rich stone, likely hematite-bearing rock
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly mixed with magnetite/goethite and host rock
Jasper (brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly mixed with hematite, goethite, chlorite, and other silicates
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Iron-rich laterite (probable)
Laterite; iron oxides/hydroxides, commonly goethite and hematite mixed with clay minerals
River Cobbles (Basalt, Quartzite, and Sandstone mix)
Fluvial detritus (primarily SiO2, Plagioclase, and Pyroxene mix)
Yellow chalcedony or quartz fragment
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (tentative; possibly iron-stained chalcedony)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Tumbled red jasper and related pebbles
Jasper, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing hematite/goethite and other iron oxides
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Weathered rock fragment (likely limestone)
Calcite-rich limestone, composition and identity uncertain from the image
Tumbled pink-and-white quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely rose quartz mixed with milky quartz
Iron-rich rock, likely hematite/goethite-rich ironstone
Hematite (α-Fe₂O₃), possibly mixed with goethite (FeO(OH)) and gangue minerals
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Olive Opal
Hydrated amorphous silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled Mineral Collection (Amethyst, Celestite, K2 Jasper, Rose Quartz, Ruby in Zoisite, Que Sera Stone)
Mixed Mineral Specimens (Quartz SiO2, Celestite SrSO4, Corundum Al2O3 with Zoisite, etc.)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
Quartz-rich pebble
Mostly quartz (SiO₂), possibly a quartzite or vein-quartz fragment