Red Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron oxide inclusions)
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Red Jasper
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2 with Iron oxide inclusions)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Faceted clear gemstone ring, likely quartz or glass imitation
Unidentified colorless faceted material; quartz (SiO₂) is possible, but the image cannot distinguish it from glass or another gem
Yellow Sapphire or Citrine
Al2O3 (Corundum) or SiO2 (Quartz)
Fluorite Bracelet
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Lake Superior Agate
SiO2 (Quartz variety chalcedony)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
White Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Small gold-colored jewelry piece with clear stones
Likely a metal setting holding small faceted gemstones; the stones cannot be identified from the image.
Aquamarine in Onyx / Blue Topaz Pendant
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) or Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Faceted Quartz or Cubic Zirconia
SiO2 (Quartz) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
Malachite on Quartz
Cu2CO3(OH)2 / SiO2
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Tahitian Pearl (Black / Pistachio Pearl)
Biogenic Aragonite / Calcite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Turquoise and Red Coral
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Corallium rubrum (Red Coral)
Gemstone Tree Brooch (Agate and Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished Agate (Yellow/Grey Agate Pendant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Mixed Gemstone Rough
Various silicate and oxide minerals
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony
Faceted clear gemstone in an ornate ring
Likely colorless cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); the image is insufficient to distinguish it from diamond or glass
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished carnelian agate
Carnelian, a red-orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Gemstone Ring
Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)
Diamond-set gold jewelry piece
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), mounted in gold alloy
Red heart-shaped glass bead in a wire-wrapped jewelry charm
Likely colored glass (amorphous silica-based material); the image does not show an identifiable geological specimen
Turquoise and Red Coral
Turquoise: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O; Red Coral: Corallium rubrum (organic gemstone)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - yellow quartz variety
Fairburn Agate / Agate-bearing Breccia
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) within Jasper/Breccia matrix
Dalmatian Stone and Lapis Lazuli
Dalmatian Stone (Felsic Igneous Rock) with Lapis Lazuli
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Pearl (Pendant)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)