Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
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Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Pink quartz bead strand (likely rose quartz or pink dyed quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); probable rose quartz variety, possibly dyed or treated quartz/chalcedony
Yellow Topaz (Imperial/Golden Topaz)
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Quartz Druze (on Matrix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Cryptocrystalline variety of Silica (SiO2)
Blue Agate (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Dyed Blue Agate Slice
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Rhodolite Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate; formula: (Mg,Fe)3Al2(SiO4)3
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Diamond (Cut jewelry specimen)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
African Turquoise
African Turquoise (a trade name for Jasper, a variety of Chalcedony: SiO2)
Moonstone
Adularia (orthoclase) or Albite (plagioclase), a feldspar mineral (KAlSi3O8 or NaAlSi3O8 respectively, often a mixture)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with Bornite (Cu5FeS4) oxidation
Likely polished dark pebble
Indeterminate; possibly basalt, black jasper, or a dark sulfide-rich stone
Dyed Agate
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Polished/tumbled iron-rich jasper (likely brecciated jasper)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored chiefly by iron oxides/hydroxides
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Zebra Marble
Metamorphosed Alabaster/Limestone (CaCO3)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
Sodalite
Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2
Carnelian Agate/Jasper blend
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Rough Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue-dyed Quartz Druzy
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Dyed Agate Slice
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)