Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
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Amber (Black)
Amber (succinite, retinite, etc., specifically, heavily included/dark varieties)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Carnelian (Chalcedony variety)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Hematite (beads)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃)
Chevron Amethyst
Quartz (SiO2) with patterned Amethyst and White Quartz/Milky Quartz
Quartz (likely milky/rose quartz variety)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Polished brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and clay/mineral inclusions
Carnelian (red chalcedony), possibly red agate or jasper
Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), commonly colored red-orange by iron oxides. The specimen may include opaque jasper or agate zones.
Bloodstone
Heliotrope (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂ with inclusions)
Onyx (beads)
SiO2 (Cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Amethyst
Quartz variety; chemical formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with Fe³⁺ impurities
Peridot
Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass)
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)
Brecciated jasper, possibly rainforest jasper
Jasper: microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly containing hematite, goethite, chlorite, epidote, and other iron- and manganese-bearing minerals
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)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Dyed Howlite (simulating Lavender/Purple Jade or Charoite)
Howlite: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (when natural)
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
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise; hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, approximately CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (composition varies)
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)
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)
Leopard Skin Jasper
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline Quartz)
Orange Calcite (likely polished specimen)
Calcite
Unakite
Epidote-Feldspar rock
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with included minerals (Fuchsite for green)