Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 - a variety of actinolite, an amphibole mineral); Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 - a pyroxene mineral)
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Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 - a variety of actinolite, an amphibole mineral); Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 - a pyroxene mineral)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Fossil Coral
Scleractinia (Stony Coral) fossil
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Carnelian variety of Chalcedony
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (iron-stained) / SiO2
Quartzite
Metamorphic Rock (Mainly SiO2)
Moonstone
Orthoclase feldspar, (K,Na)AlSi3O8
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg,Fe)2SiO4)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Moonstone
Potassium aluminum silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Opal
Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Quartzite
Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)
Bloodstone
Chalcedony (Variety: Bloodstone / Heliotrope), SiO2
Tumbled Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Opal
Hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Amethyst (Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Peridot
Olivine (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Iron-Nickel Meteorite fragment
Siderite (meteoritic iron), composed primarily of Kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) and Taenite (γ-(Fe,Ni))
Granite
Granite (a plutonic rock)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Red Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz (Jasper / Chert)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Hematite Nodule / Concretion
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (iron-bearing chalcedony)
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz
Petrified Wood
Silicified wood / Permineralized wood (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Labradorite (Tumbled)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Agate
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Quartz with Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions