Diamond ring (likely a faceted clear gemstone)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C); the setting appears to be gold-colored metal
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Diamond ring (likely a faceted clear gemstone)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C); the setting appears to be gold-colored metal
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Likely polished dark gemstone cabochon
Indeterminate; possibly black chalcedony/agate, obsidian, or glass imitation
Red goldstone beads
Goldstone (man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag
Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Small stud earring with a purple gemstone (possibly amethyst)
Possible amethyst, a purple variety of quartz (SiO₂); identification is uncertain from the image
Silver (Sterling Silver)
Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu); Formula: Ag+Cu
Standing Liberty Quarter (Silver Specimen)
Native Silver alloy (Ag with Cu traces)
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Iron meteorite (likely an etched or weathered display specimen)
Iron meteorite, composed chiefly of kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloys)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Tumbled chalcedony pendant (likely agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); the pale bands suggest agate
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
Small gold-colored jewelry piece with clear stones
Likely a metal setting holding small faceted gemstones; the stones cannot be identified from the image.
Goldstone beads (likely brown goldstone)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral. Often sold as “aventurine glass.”
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate cabochon (likely agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide
Rose Gold (Copper-Gold Alloy)
Aurum-Cuprum Alloy (Au-Cu)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Copper Ore
Mixed copper sulfides/oxides in gangue matrix
Carnelian cabochon
Orange-red variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂