Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
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Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled blue-green stone, possibly aquamarine or chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dark blue polished stone pendant
Indeterminate; possibly sodalite, lapis lazuli, or blue slag/glass-like material
Basalt
Basalt
Blue glassy cabochon, likely blue quartz or synthetic glass
Possibly dyed blue chalcedony/quartz (SiO₂); visual identification is inconclusive
Gabbro
Gabbro
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Plastic Building Toy (Lego-style piece)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Slate
Metamorphic Pelitic Rock
Blue-and-white opalite sphere
Opalite (commercial synthetic or glass-based imitation; not true opal), typically silica glass or synthetic opalescent material
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant metamorphic rock, Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Blue faceted gemstone, likely synthetic sapphire or blue spinel
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if sapphire; alternatively magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl₂O₄)
Blue stone cabochon, likely lapis lazuli or dyed stone
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-rich rock, chiefly (Na,Ca)₈(AlSiO₄)₆(S,SO)₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Decorative opal-like turtle mosaic
Likely imitation or assembled opal material; exact stones cannot be confirmed visually
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Chalcedony
Likely silicon carbide (carborundum)
Synthetic silicon carbide (SiC), likely blue-green crystalline grit
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Red gemstone ring, likely synthetic ruby or red spinel
Ruby: corundum (Al₂O₃); spinel: MgAl₂O₄; exact identity requires testing
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (synthetic zirconium dioxide); possibly synthetic glass or lab-grown diamond
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Lava Rock (Dyed)
Basalt / Volcanic scoria
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)
Blue-green faceted gemstone, likely turquoise or treated turquoise
Turquoise: hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Opal stud earrings
Opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Clear Quartz (Faceted) / White Sapphire / Goshenite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Beach Pebble Quartzite / Chalcedony Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); possibly colorless quartz or laboratory diamond
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Ruby (in costume jewelry context)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium impurities
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives