Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
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Brecciated Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Inlaid stone ring (likely jasper or agate)
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂), possibly jasper, with decorative mineral inlays
Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Red/orange coral beads (likely dyed or treated coral)
Corallium spp.; calcium carbonate, mainly calcite (CaCO₃)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock (SiO2, KAlSi3O8, NaAlSi3O8, CaAl2Si2O8)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Banded Sandstone
Arenite with Liesegang banding
Blue Slag Glass
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Amber jewelry (possibly amber-colored glass or resin)
Amber — fossilized plant resin, chiefly composed of polymerized terpenoids; the pictured material cannot be confirmed from the image
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue glassy mineral fragment, possibly sodalite or dyed/cobalt glass
Uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) if natural, but vivid blue color may indicate cobalt-colored glass
Chalk
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Beaded gemstone jewelry (likely amethyst, lapis lazuli, and pearl or glass imitation)
Mixed mineral beads; possible quartz (SiO₂) and lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Gemstone cocktail ring, likely jade and quartz or glass beads
Possible jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); the peach-colored beads cannot be reliably identified from the image
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear-stone silver-tone teardrop earring
The stones may be colorless quartz or glass; the image does not allow reliable identification. Metal setting appears silver-tone.
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Carnelian cabochon pendant
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
Rounded granite cobble
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed chiefly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Sandstone
Sedimentary Clastic Rock
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine colored by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Polished dendritic agate cabochon (likely agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Possible ironstone concretion or weathered mineral nodule
Iron-oxide-rich concretion, likely goethite/limonite; identification uncertain from the photo
Pearl
Biogenic CaCO3 (Aragonite and Calcite)
Yooperlite (Syenite clast containing fluorescent Sodalite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite