Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
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Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
River gravel and cobbles
Mixed alluvial clasts, likely including granite, basalt, quartzite, and sandstone
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Agate (Carnelian / Chalcedony pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pumice (Vesicular Lava)
Pumice
Quartz Pebble (Tumbled / River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Quartzite / Quartz Pebble
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions)
Sandstone (Quartzose type)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Quartz
SiO2
Emerald
Beryl (variety Emerald), Be3Al2Si6O18 with Cr and/or V
Tumbled granite (likely granitic gneiss)
Granite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica, possibly with metamorphic foliation
Weathered brown stone, possibly chert or iron-stained limestone
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) chert or calcitic limestone (CaCO₃)
Small tumbled brown mineral specimen
Likely quartz variety or iron-stained feldspar; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Likely polished rhyolite or porphyritic volcanic rock
Rhyolite, possibly flow-banded or altered rhyolite; composition mainly quartz and alkali feldspar with minor biotite/iron oxides
Green Quartz (likely Aventurine or Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite Pebble (River Rock)
Granite
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Faceted brown gemstone pendant, likely smoky quartz or champagne topaz
Probably quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety; alternatively topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled Yellow Quartz (Golden Quartz / Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz / Citrine Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Chalcedony (Green Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled green jasper (possibly serpentine)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished/tumbled orange calcite-rich stone
Calcite (CaCO₃), possibly with aragonite and iron-oxide inclusions
Porous limestone
Bioclastic limestone, primarily calcite (CaCO₃)
Tumbled green stone, possibly serpentine or aventurine
Serpentine-group minerals (mainly antigorite/lizardite) or quartz-rich green aventurine; image insufficient for certainty
Tumbled pale-green mineral specimen, likely calcite or prehnite
Probably calcite (CaCO₃) or prehnite (Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled carnelian (orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished rhyolite (likely orbicular or flow-banded rhyolite)
Silica-rich volcanic rock, typically quartz–alkali feldspar–plagioclase with volcanic glass and iron oxides
Likely polished serpentine or nephrite jade pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite-actinolite)
Tumbled banded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone (lithified siliciclastic sediment)
Orange Quartz (or Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine or Yellow Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with iron impurities