Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red-brown iron-rich mineral specimen, likely hematite/goethite
Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly mixed with goethite (FeO(OH)) and iron oxides
Botryoidal Hematite
Iron Oxide, Fe2O3
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Amazonite-like microcline bead bracelet
Microcline feldspar, KAlSi₃O₈; likely mixed with pale amazonite, quartz, or other feldspar beads
Rounded river pebbles
Unidentified mixed lithologies; the reddish pebble may be iron-stained sandstone or volcanic rock
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Likely yellow calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Polished/tumbled brecciated jasper (likely rainforest or ocean jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly mixed with chalcedony, iron oxides, and other silicates
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly calcite vein fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz (SiO₂) with carbonate minerals such as calcite (CaCO₃)
Mixed Agate and Lapis Lazuli Bracelet
Chalcedony (SiO2) and Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Quartz (Milky / Massive Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Likely assorted beach/river pebbles
Undetermined mixed lithologies; visible pieces may include quartz-rich and volcanic rocks
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
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Blue sodalite (likely rough fragments)
Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly mixed with blue calcite or lapis lazuli
Jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Green calcite (rough specimen)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Yellow Jasper
Silicon dioxide (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO2)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Red jasper chips
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored mainly by iron oxides
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Small quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, SiO₂
Quartz geode or quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a chalcedony- or basalt-hosted cavity
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Likely quartz-rich rock fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained or included in a mixed rock; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Uncertain dark-and-white rock fragment
Likely a mixed lithic specimen, possibly quartz-bearing granite or ore; exact identification is not possible from the photograph
Likely tumbled orange calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Honey calcite (rough crystal fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Likely limonite/goethite-rich ironstone
Limonite (amorphous hydrated iron oxides), commonly mixed with goethite, hematite, and host rock
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Bloodstone (Heliotrope)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz / Chalcedony)
Quartz-rich rock, possibly milky quartz or quartzite fragment
Quartz (SiO₂), potentially quartzite if metamorphic
Honey-colored quartz cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely iron-stained or included quartz