Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
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Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Mixed Gemstone Beaded Jewelry
Various minerals (e.g., Quartz varieties like Rose Quartz, Amethyst; Peridot; Garnet; etc.)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore
Hematite-Magnetite BIF (Fe2O3 / Fe3O4 mixed with SiO2)
Pumice
Vesicular volcanic glass (Amorphous silica mixed with various oxides)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
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)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(OH)₄(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Zoisite with Ruby (Anyolite)
Zoisite – Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH) with inclusions of Ruby (Al2O3:Cr)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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.
River Cobbles (Basalt, Quartzite, and Sandstone mix)
Fluvial detritus (primarily SiO2, Plagioclase, and Pyroxene mix)
Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhyolitic Tuff (Breccia Type)
Rhyolitic Pyroclastic Rock (Mixed Silicates including Quartz, Feldspar, and Volcanic Glass)
Quartz (in matrix)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Rough Gemstone Grains (Mixed Sapphires and Quartz)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Quartz (SiO2)
Dalmation Stone (Dalmation Jasper)
Peralkaline rock (primarily Feldspar and Quartz with Arfvedsonite spots)
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
Quartz / Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Botryoidal Hematite (included in Quartz/Limonite matrix)
Fe2O3 (Hematite) on Quartz (SiO2) / Limonite
Mixed Tumbled Stones (Mostly Agate, Jasper, and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese carbonate (MnCO3)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Raw Chunk)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Smoky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Clear/White Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Hematite Nodules)
Ironstone (principally Limonite FeO(OH)·nH2O or Hematite Fe2O3 mixed with silica/clay)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Black Tourmaline (Schorl)
Schorl (Na(Fe^2+)3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3)(OH)3(OH))
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)