Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
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Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Garnet in Quartz Matrix
Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Yellow Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Chalcedony (Common Opal or Agate variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Marble
Recrystallized Calcite / Dolomite (CaCO3)
Chert (Red Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Banded Agate (often called Brown Agate or Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (or synthetic simulant)
Cubic C (Carbon)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Kyanite in Quartz
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) with Quartz (SiO2)
Black Diamond / Black Sapphire
Carbon (C) or Corundum (Al2O3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Wavellite
Wavellite (Al3(PO4)2(OH, F)3·5H2O)
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Garnet Schist
Garnetiferous Mica Schist
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Angelite
Anhydrite (Calcium Sulfate, CaSO4)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Green Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron traces)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O