Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
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Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
Brecciated jasper, possibly rainforest jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly containing hematite, goethite, chlorite, epidote, and other iron- and manganese-bearing minerals
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (e.g., Kamacite, Taenite)
Red Jasper (with Quartz Veins)
Jasper (var. chert, SiO₂)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mixed Chalcedony and Jasper Bracelet (possibly 'Ocean Jasper' or similar banded variety for brown beads, and blue/grey Chalcedony for the translucent beads)
Chalcedony (SiO2), Jasper (SiO2 with impurities)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Likely serpentine (serpentinite) pebbles
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, sometimes containing magnetite, chromite, and minor carbonate minerals
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)
Agate (or Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)
Citrine
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Unakite
Unakite (epidote-bearing altered granite; mainly pink potassium feldspar, green epidote, and quartz)
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise; hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, approximately CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (composition varies)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.
Red Chalcedony (likely dyed)
Chalcedony (a variety of Quartz), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Quartz, SiO₂)
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite for green)
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Quartz (River-worn Pebble)
Quartz (SiO2)
Gold
Aurum (Au)
Green Aventurine and Clear Quartz
Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions); Clear Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various inclusions
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Clear Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Brown Jasper (Likely)
Jasper (Cryptocrystalline Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.