Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Category
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Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tumbled pink-and-white quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely rose quartz mixed with milky quartz
Orbicular rhyolite (likely)
Rhyolite, a silica-rich volcanic rock; commonly quartz, alkali feldspar, plagioclase, and iron-rich alteration minerals
Green Chalcedony (Batu Akik)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Granite)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Rough Diamond (or Quartz Crystal)
Carbon (C) [if Diamond] / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) [if Quartz]
Chert (Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled quartz-rich stone, likely milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), possibly iron-stained milky quartz or quartzite
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, orange-red variety of cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Red Jasper (Brecchiated Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite impurities
Red jasper fragment
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored chiefly by iron oxides
Chrome Diopside
Diopside (Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - CaMgSi2O6 + Cr
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz: SiO2)
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass - SiO2)
Basalt Pebble
Aphanitic mafic extrusive igneous rock
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)
Chalcedony (likely common gray chalcedony)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with traces of titanium, iron, or manganese
Scoria (vesicular basalt)
Scoria; vesicular mafic volcanic rock, commonly basaltic in composition
Smoky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), naturally irradiated brown variety
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Jasper (likely red/brown jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Weathered limestone
Calcite-rich limestone (CaCO₃), possibly fossiliferous
Jasper (Iron-rich Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Hematite or Goethite
Tumbled pink quartzite or rose quartz
Quartz-rich quartzite; chiefly silicon dioxide (SiO₂), possibly with iron-bearing inclusions
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace impurities of Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Likely chert or flint
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called chert; exact identification requires testing
Polished malachite tower
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂ (basic copper carbonate)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Yellow Aventurine
Quartzite with inclusions (SiO2)
Tumbled orange chalcedony (likely carnelian)
Carnelian, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Red Jasper (possibly Agatized Jasper)
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Rounded sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone (likely arkosic or lithic sandstone)
Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Clastic Sediment, potentially composed of SiO₂ (Quartz)
Tumbled black stone, likely basalt or obsidian
Uncertain; likely fine-grained basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or dark volcanic glass (obsidian)
Tumbled chalcedony (likely pale agate or quartz pebble)
Microcrystalline silica, SiO₂ (chalcedony; possibly quartz-rich agate)
Likely serpentine pebble
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Yellow chalcedony (likely heat-treated or resin-coated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂