Garnet-set butterfly brooch
Likely almandine or pyrope garnet, iron–aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ or Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
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Garnet-set butterfly brooch
Likely almandine or pyrope garnet, iron–aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ or Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Green faceted gemstone earrings
Undetermined; possibly green glass or synthetic emerald-type material, rather than identifiable natural emerald
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Beaded stone necklace, likely yellow agate or chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); exact stone cannot be confirmed from the photo
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Natural Carbon (C)
Gemstone-inlaid bracelet, likely lapis lazuli or dyed howlite
Unconfirmed blue cabochons; lapis lazuli is a rock composed mainly of lazurite, while howlite is Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Ironstone (Limonitic/Hematitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous sandstone (predominantly Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Weathered gold-bearing quartz vein fragment
Quartz (SiO₂) with probable iron oxides and sulfide/mineral inclusions
Laterite
Fe2O3 and Al2O3 rich residual rock
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Flint (chert) fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly called flint when dark
Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Cut faceted gemstone, possibly diamond or quartz
Uncertain from the blurred image; diamond is crystalline carbon (C), while quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Faceted orange gemstone stud (possibly citrine)
Unconfirmed; possibly quartz (SiO₂), variety citrine
Weathered basalt (likely vesicular basalt)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and commonly olivine, with iron-oxide alteration
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Pink faceted gemstone ring (stone uncertain)
Possibly tourmaline or glass; image alone cannot establish identity
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Blue cabochon ring stone, likely lapis lazuli or blue chalcedony
Uncertain from image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Green aventurine beads
Aventurine quartz, SiO₂, colored green by fuchsite or other inclusions
Blue chalcedony cabochon (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly blue agate or common opal, which cannot be distinguished confidently from the image
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (carbon, C; cubic crystal structure), set in a gold alloy
White jade-like beaded bracelet
Unverified; possibly milky quartz or white jade (nephrite jade or jadeite)
Beryl
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate, Be3Al2(SiO3)6
Turquoise inlay ring
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Granite Pebble
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Possible iron meteorite
Fe–Ni iron meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or weathered iron-rich specimen
Flint (chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chert
Chert
Sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica (SiO2)
Chert (White Chert/Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Flint (gray chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), a variety of chert
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a red-orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Granite gravel
Granite, a coarse-grained felsic intrusive igneous rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Faceted blue gemstone, likely blue topaz or synthetic spinel
Topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄); image insufficient for certainty
Clear quartz (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂
Red heart-shaped glass bead in a wire-wrapped jewelry charm
Likely colored glass (amorphous silica-based material); the image does not show an identifiable geological specimen
Green cabochon pendant, likely jade
Probably nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); visual identification is uncertain
Diamond jewelry pendant or cluster
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), likely mounted in metal
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock