Amethyst (or Light Amethyst / Rose Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
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Gypsum (Satin Spar / Alabaster variety)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
mineral
Yellow Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Chert (Flint/Jasper variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mineral
Sandstone
Arenite
sedimentary
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Pumice
Pumice (Vesicular volcanic glass)
Igneous
Chert Nodule
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (specifically Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
sedimentary
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
mineral
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
mineral
Green Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (often colored by chromium-bearing minerals or fuchsite)
metamorphic
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Pumice
Pumice (Vitreous volcanic rock)
igneous
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide with Iron impurities (SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
mineral
Diamond (in a cluster setting)
Crystallized Carbon (C)
mineral
Chert Pebble
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
meteorite
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
mineral
Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Man-made byproduct (often mistaken for Obsidian or Emerald)
Diamond (or high-quality simulant like Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) - Native Element
mineral
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
gemstone
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
mineral
Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite)
metamorphic
Blue Chalcedony Cube
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
mineral
Diamond
Diamond (pure native carbon, C)
mineral
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)
Sandstone
Arenite
sedimentary
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartz Sandstone
metamorphic
Chert / Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
sedimentary
Sandstone
Sandstone (Quartz-rich Arenite / SiO2)
sedimentary
Turquoise (likely stabilized or simulated Howlite)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium)
mineral
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Synthetic/Man-made Material
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Antropogenic rock (Man-made)