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That 7th one caught me too! I'm wondering if the 5th is carnelian... hard to tell, maybe the underside would confirm.
First thing that comes to my mind is feldspar, very common, and typically in mixes for driveways and such. I see it could be quartz (though very opaque, so probably not exactly quartz) or even calcite-like. I found this, which may be helpful:
How to Tell Feldspar
Feldspars are hard minerals, all of them with a hardness of 6 on the Mohs scale. This lies between the hardness of a steel knife (5.5) and the hardness of quartz (7). In fact, feldspar is the standard for hardness 6 in the Mohs scale.
Feldspars usually are white or nearly white, though they may be clear or light shades of orange or buff. They usually have a glassy luster. Feldspar is called a rock-forming mineral, very common, and usually makes up a large part of the rock. In sum, any glassy mineral that's slightly softer than quartz is very likely considered a feldspar.
The main mineral that might be confused with feldspar is quartz. Besides hardness, the biggest difference is how the two minerals break. Quartz breaks in curvy and irregular shapes (conchoidal fracture). Feldspar, however, breaks readily along flat faces, a property called cleavage. As you turn a piece of rock in the light, quartz glitters and feldspar flashes.
Other differences: quartz is usually clear and feldspar is usually cloudy. Quartz appears in crystals more commonly than feldspar, and the six-sided spears of quartz are very different from the generally blocky crystals of feldspar.
How to Tell the Feldspar Minerals Apart
An overview of the most common mineral in the Earth's crust, feldspar- how to identify it and further information.
Hello, I’m new here! I’ve been drawn to crystals for a while, but they stared coming to me in abundance in the last year. Since, I’ve started really learning about the different properties, etc. This druzy beauty I scored from a traveling merchant/collector, but was sadly unidentified. It’s got a peachy undertone and if you look closely, you can see some black phantoms in the little columns and more visibly on the raw broken side pictured. I’m hoping to find some answers here! Thank you for your time and consideration!
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Welcome!. That is an interesting piece. The people who are great at identification should be along in a few hours.
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An intriguing piece for sure with what sound like some cool little extras (phantoms, etc).
I looked at that and took my time with it as I wasn't sure.
Now I'm looking again and thinking 'zeolite' which is a type of stones which share a structural set of properties that make them good cleansers. I gather that the molecules line up in such a way that they have columns of space between that are the right amount + type of space for gathering certain atoms, thereby having given them an industrial use as cleaners, ion exchangers etc. There are quite a few zeolites. When I hear 'peachy' and 'zeolite' together I think of heulandite or scolcite. You can look these up here: https://www.healing-crystals-for-you.com/crystal-energy.html
And here is some info on zeolites with some cool pics if you scroll down: http://asdn.net/asdn/chemistry/zeolites.php
Thank you for your help on the last piece! I have a couple more I’d love to get an opinion about.
One is a cluster with a lavender hue, sitting atop layers of red, then crystal, then more red mixed with some purple.
The other is stalagmite formation cluster. The colors vary from orange to pink to white.
One is a cluster with a lavender hue, sitting atop layers of red, then crystal, then more red mixed with some purple.
The other is stalagmite formation cluster. The colors vary from orange to pink to white.
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Do you know where these came from? The first one looks like a delicious layer cake.
I’m not sure- I got these from the same traveling merchant. I do know he only traveled in North America as he traveled with his mobile home.
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I'm new here and would appreciate some help identifying these two stones. I usually keep the info when I buy them, but I can't find it anywhere. 
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I wondered if it was sodalite also (but I have a couple already so who knows why I bought it lol). I think you're right about the bloodstone. Thank you.
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The first looks to me like a 'treated' quartz. One of the something or other 'aura' ones. They are super sparkly lovelies.
The other looks to me like jasper.
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