Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
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Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Amethyst cabochon
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Milky Quartz with Iron Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished honey-yellow quartz-like crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly citrine or heat-treated amethyst
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lemon Quartz (Orizaba/Citrinated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities/treatment
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue Quartzite (likely dyed)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with likely color treatment
Banded Agate (Dyed Purple)
Agate (Variety of Chalcedony/Quartz), SiO2
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Sandstone
Arenite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 cement)
Sandstone (Quartzose)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite (primarily SiO2 with iron oxide cement)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 principal)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Sandstone
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 with various cementing agents)
Green faceted bead strand, likely dyed or synthetic material
Uncertain; possibly green-dyed quartz, glass, or lab-created emerald-like material
Cut colorless gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most plausibly rock crystal (clear quartz, SiO₂); synthetic glass cannot be ruled out from the image
Polished black-and-white stone, possibly snowflake obsidian
Likely obsidian (volcanic glass); exact identification is uncertain from the photo
Libyan Desert Glass
Natural Silica Glass (SiO2 with minor iron and titanium)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Citrine (Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-Stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a translucent orange-red variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂
Clear Quartz Crystal (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartz Veined Quartzite or Sandstone
Quartzite with Quartz Veins (SiO2)
Small polished dark mineral or gemstone fragment
Indeterminate; possibly smoky quartz, obsidian, or dark tourmaline
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Yellow Jasper)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite
Heart-shaped Jasper / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint / Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron Oxide cement
Red chalcedony (likely dyed or heat-treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; possibly red agate/carnelian