Onyx
Onyx (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
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Onyx
Onyx (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2 with impurities)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Moonstone (bead form)
Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8) - a variety of Orthoclase Feldspar
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz with Rutile inclusions (SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions)
Green Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (Quartz variety, SiO2)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Clear Quartz (or Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Amber (specifically Cherry Amber)
Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Ocean Jasper
Orbicular Jasper (variety of Chalcedony - SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Polished golden mineral specimen, likely golden calcite or citrine quartz
Identification uncertain from the photograph; possibilities include calcite (CaCO₃) or quartz (SiO₂), with the color potentially enhanced by polishing or coating
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Garnet (likely Pyrope or Almandine)
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicate minerals, e.g., Pyrope Mg3Al2(SiO4)3, Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3, Spessartine Mn3Al2(SiO4)3, Grossular Ca3Al2(SiO4)3, Andradite Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Uvarovite Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3). The vivid red color in the image strongly suggests Pyrope or Almandine.
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Labradorite (tumbled)
Labradorite (a plagioclase feldspar mineral between anorthite and albite; chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Si,Al)4O8)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Carnelian
Carnelian (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the green variety colored by chromium or vanadium