Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
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Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Raw turquoise-bearing rock
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, likely in a limonite/matrix host
Tumbled aqua glassy mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise imitation
Uncertain from image; possible chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, variable composition) or dyed/man-made glass
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Polished banded agate slab or agate-look decorative stone
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
Basalt
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Corundum (Ruby variety)
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (composite of Tiger's Eye, Red Jasper, and Hematite)
Marble (Sculpted Statue)
Metamorphic Limestone (composed primarily of Calcite, CaCO3)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Asphalt (Aggregate)
Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby in Matrix)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar-Mica composite)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Chrysocolla Cuprite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla) and Cu2O (Cuprite)
Basalt
Basalt
Blue Chalcedony Cube
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Fossil Sea Urchin (Echinoid)
Echinoidea fossil (often replaced by silica or calcite)
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Rough Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond (in a cluster setting)
Crystallized Carbon (C)
Basalt
Basalt