Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
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Carnelian
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Tumbled brown quartz (likely smoky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); brown coloration may be smoky quartz or iron-stained quartz
Native Gold
Gold (Au)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Eudialyte with Syenite
Eudialyte: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Diamond jewelry
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)
Beaded bracelet with likely quartz or glass beads
Uncertain; the pale beads may be quartz (SiO₂), but the image does not show diagnostic features
Fossilized tooth, likely mammalian molar
Silicified or mineral-replaced mammalian tooth; exact taxon cannot be determined from the image
Pearl (Cultured Freshwater)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) - CaCO3
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Small rounded light-colored mineral pebble
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, or calcite
Tumbled Amethyst and Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (A complex rock primarily composed of Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Quartz Mineral
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chalcedony (Tumbled)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon dioxide with limonite/hematite (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth
Carcharodon (Galeocerdo sp. or Lamniform)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Polished Jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO2
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite) / Actinolite
Tourmaline group: Na(Mg,Fe,Li,Al,Mn)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4 / Actinolite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Amethyst cabochon jewelry
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4)
Purple Chalcedony (likely dyed Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich with Cristobalite inclusions)
Amethyst crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety colored by trace iron and irradiation
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety colored by trace iron and natural irradiation
Tumbled amethyst
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety known as amethyst
Tektite
Tektite (Meteorite impact glass)
Nugget of Native Silver
Native Silver (Ag)
Sunstone (Feldspar)
(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) with inclusions of Hematite or Goethite
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Druzy Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Microcline (K(AlSi3O8))
Quartz (Citrine/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peach Moonstone
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions