Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)
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Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum)
Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)
Dyed Howlite (simulating Lavender/Purple Jade or Charoite)
Howlite: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (when natural)
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.
Pumice
Pumice (volcanic rock)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Agate
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz)
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.)
Tanzanite (Blue Zoisite)
Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) + (V) - Vanadium-bearing Zoisite
Carnelian (Red Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Rhodolite Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Blue Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO4)
Green Druzy Quartz (Prasiolite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Chlorite or Actinolite)
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Quartz (Pebble)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Baroque Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Green Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Aventurine (Green Aventurine)
Quartz with Fuchsite Inclusions (SiO2)
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
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)
Wood Beads (Palmwood/Ebony)
Various species for wood, but often refers to woods like Palmwood (e.g., Borassus flabellifer) or Ebony (Diospyros spp.) for their distinctive grain and hardness.
Chrome Diopside
Magnesium Calcium Silicate (MgCaSi2O6) containing Chromium impurities
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide impurities
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Quartz (Druzy Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4