Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
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Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Aquamarine (Pendant) and Jasper (Beads)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chalcedony (SiO2)
Lava Rock (Basaltic Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Garnet
Nesosilicate group (e.g., Almandine: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Red faceted gemstone, possibly garnet
Likely almandine garnet, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; identity cannot be confirmed from the image
Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Chalcedony (SiO2)
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Diamond jewelry
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Pink-purple faceted gemstone ring (likely garnet)
Likely almandine–pyrope garnet, (Fe,Mg)₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃; identification from the image is uncertain.
Malachite
Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2
Lapis Lazuli
Complex silicate rock (lazurite, pyrite, calcite)
Chrysoprase
Chalcedony with nickel impurities (SiO2)
Mixed rock and mineral collection
Assorted geological specimens; individual species cannot be reliably identified from the image
Blue Apatite
Fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Green aventurine pendant
Quartz variety, SiO₂, colored mainly by fuchsite or other chromium-bearing mica inclusions
Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Almandine Garnet in Matrix or Tumbled Garnet
Iron Aluminum Silicate, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Quartz Geode
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Possibly turquoise or chrysocolla
Indeterminate copper-bearing mineral; turquoise is CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, while chrysocolla is a variable hydrated copper silicate
Small rounded light-colored mineral pebble
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, feldspar, or calcite
Amethyst cabochon jewelry
Amethyst, purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)
Polished Jasper
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO2
Diamond
C (Carbon)
Fossilized bone or tooth fragment
Mineralized vertebrate bone; exact taxon indeterminate from image
Tumbled brown quartz (likely smoky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); brown coloration may be smoky quartz or iron-stained quartz
Fluorite (tumbled pebble)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Red/orange coral beads (likely dyed or treated coral)
Corallium spp.; calcium carbonate, mainly calcite (CaCO₃)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Corundum
Aluminium oxide, Al2O3
Quartz (specifically Clear and Rose Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished garnet-bearing metamorphic rock (likely garnet schist)
Garnet schist; commonly garnet (often almandine, Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) in mica-rich rock
Eudialyte with Syenite
Eudialyte: Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2
Mixed Gemstones and Minerals
Mixed Silicates and Oxides (Quartz/Amethyst, Aventurine, Sodalite, Chert, Jasper)
Small brown mineral or rock fragment
Undetermined; the image does not show enough diagnostic detail for reliable identification
Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)