Need help identifying these stones!

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Need help identifying these stones!

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I got a mixed bag of stones from my gem lady on the weekend for $5. I managed to identify most of them, but I'm stuck on two! I have tried google and still can't figure out what they are.

I took two different photos of the green one which I suspect to be some kind of chalcedony? And I think the blue one is some kind of agate or possibly blue calcite?
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The blue one looks like it could be blue lace agate. In my very in expert opinion.

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SnowCat wrote:The blue one looks like it could be blue lace agate. In my very in expert opinion.

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Thanks Snow. I was leaning towards that [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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The green one may be jade but I'm not completely positive
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Or serpentine perhaps?
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The closest thing i can get to the green one is Peridot it's probably not it but it's close what I recommend is doing a mohs hardness test (you can google it online) it shows the hardness of a stone with each stone having its own hardness (its a scale of hardness 1-10) you can further narrow your search like you said if it is jade like Tiffanyrae said it should have a hardness of 7 meaning it can scratch anything glass, peridot like I said is a hardness 6.5 and the rock should be scratch by a steal file. Best luck to you in identifying the stones!
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It's also possible these two mat be dyed quartz or agate. Not saying they are........
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Thanks everyone. Still not 100% sure what they are. @Fantasia that's a good idea I didn't think of that! @E.E I had considered this. Totally possible. I may even take them back to my crystal lady and ask her what they are [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]
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