Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Epidote/Quartz mineral infill
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Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote
Vesicular Basalt with secondary Epidote/Quartz mineral infill
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Milky Quartz with inclusions
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Dyed Agate Geode (Pink/Magenta)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony/Quartz
Limestone (Cliff Formation)
Limestone (predominantly CaCO3 as calcite)
Banded Sandstone (Liesegang Rings)
Sedimentary sandstone with Iron oxide precipitates
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Quartz Geode in Chert/Limestone Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary Host Rock
Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony/Quartz
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Travertine
Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lithium-bearing phyllosilicate)
Prehnite
Prehnite Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Amazonite
Amazonite / Microcline (KAlSi3O8)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Obsidian (likely Golden Sheen Obsidian or Rainbow Obsidian, given the subtle sheen visible on some beads)
Obsidian (volcanic glass, predominantly SiO2 with various impurities)
Quartz on Schist
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) on Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Ironstone Nodules / Siderite Concretion
Siderite (FeCO3) / Ferruginous Septarian Concretion
Shale with Pyrite
Clastic sedimentary rock containing Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert (varieties include Flint or Jasper)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (often called Flint when in chalk or limestone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Mookaite Jasper
Silicified Radiolarite (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Chalcedony (specifically Agate or Common Opal variety)
Cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Drusy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Druzy Quartz on Matrix (likely Limestone or Sandstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various trace impurities
Pink Granite
Granite (Alkali-feldspar granite)
Chert (with Quartz vein/coating)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Jasper
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Brecciated Chert
Brecciated Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Shattuckite (Blue Quartz/Jasper Matrix)
Shattuckite (Copper Silicate Hydroxide - Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)
Basalt with Calcite Veins
Basalt (containing CaCO3 inclusions)
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2 - NaAlSi3O8)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Shiva Lingam
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (Jasproid/Sandstone) with Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite (Fe2O3) inclusions
Chert (specifically Flint or Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Spondylus Oyster Calcification / Fossilized Oyster
Spondylus (Thorny Oyster) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)