Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Category
Browse gemstone specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz with Rutile Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with TiO2 needles
Gemstone butterfly brooch/pendant
Likely faceted pink tourmaline or synthetic spinel in gilt metal; exact identification requires testing
Faceted clear gemstone ring, likely white sapphire or diamond
Unidentified colorless gemstone; diamond (C) or sapphire (Al₂O₃) cannot be distinguished from the image
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Turquoise and Red Coral (with Grizzly Bear Claw)
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum)
Emerald (or possibly Green Glass / Slag)
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Raw Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Amber
Succinite (organic gemstone, approx. C10H16O)
Pearl
Organic gemstone (Calcium carbonate - CaCO3)
Amber (Rough Baltics/Beach Specimen)
Succinicum (Organic Gemstone - Fossilized Resin)
Clear Quartz (Faceted) / White Sapphire / Goshenite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Garnet in Matrix
Almandine/Grossular Garnet in Pegmatite or Schist
Garnet
Garnet Group (Silicate Minerals)
Spiny Oyster Shell
Spondylus (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber
Succinates (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Possibly a polished pale-green gemstone cabochon (likely aquamarine or fluorite)
Undetermined from the image; aquamarine is blue-green beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), while fluorite is CaF₂
Yellow Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Polished leopard-skin jasper (likely feldspar-rich decorative stone)
Trade name: leopard-skin jasper; appearance may also fit a feldspar-rich rock such as larvikite or gabbro
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (carbon, C; cubic crystal structure), set in a gold alloy
Yellow-green rough stone, possibly serpentine
Tentatively serpentine-group rock (serpentine minerals; composition and identity cannot be confirmed from the image)
Red gemstone ring, likely synthetic ruby or garnet
Ruby: corundum (Al₂O₃); possible alternative: almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Weathered granitic or metamorphic rock fragment
Indeterminate; likely quartz–feldspar–mica-bearing granitoid or gneiss
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Blue Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Feldspar)
Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Albite (NaAlSi3O8) inclusions
Green Quartz (Prasiolite)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Jasper
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron inclusions
Faceted pale-yellow gemstone, possibly citrine
Unidentified transparent gemstone; citrine is quartz (SiO₂)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Turquoise
Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Emerald in Host Rock
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) containing Chromium and/or Vanadium
Cubic Zirconia and Synthetic Ruby Jewelry
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) and Synthetic Corundum (Al2O3)
Sunstone
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2)O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)