Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
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Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Quartz with Iron Stains
Quartz (SiO2) with iron oxide/hydroxide staining
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Fossilized Coral (Coquina/Limestone)
Cnidaria Anthozoa (Fossilized)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Scoria
Scoria (a vesicular basalt or andesite)
Rough Diamond
Pure Carbon (C)
Bituminous Coal (with Anthracite or Vitrinite inclusion)
Organic-rich Sedimentary Rock (Carboniferous classification)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3 with conchiolin)
Orange Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Granite (with Almandine Garnet inclusions)
Granite composed primarily of Quartz (SiO2), K-Feldspar (KAlSi3O8), and Almandine Garnet (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Nacre (Mother of Pearl)
Nacre (Biogenic Aragonite/Calcite composite, CaCO3)
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO3)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Chert (specifically White Chert or Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Granite (Pegmatitic)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite), CaCO3 (with conchiolin)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃) with Chromium (Cr)
Pearl (with Peridot)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) + Conchiolin; Peridot: Magnesium iron silicate (Mg, Fe)2SiO4
Chert (and Jasper/Chalcedony mixture)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Sandstone (likely Quartzose Sandstone)
Arenite
Sandstone
Arenite
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Pearl
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Conchiolin
Granite
Granite (a felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
Pebble (likely a type of sandstone or quartzite pebble)
Clastic Sediment (specifically, a rudite-sized clast). If the pebble is composed of a specific rock type, its scientific name would be that rock type (e.g., 'Quartzite pebble', 'Granite pebble', 'Chert pebble'). Given its appearance, it is likely a metamorphic quartzite pebble or a hard sandstone pebble.