Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Diamond (in jewelry)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in jewelry mount)
Carbon (C)
Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)
Aventurine (a variety of quartz, SiO₂, with common inclusions of fuchsite)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular extrusive igneous rock)
Green Chalcedony (likely Chrysoprase or dyed Green Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with nickel impurities or chromium/dye
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Magnetite (Lodestone variety)
Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with trace Chromium/Vanadium
White Topaz
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (Iron oxide-hydroxide mixture, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Quartz (likely Jasper or Chert variety)
Quartz (SiO₂)
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (SiO2 typically >69%)
Blue Quartzite (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Heat-Treated Amethyst (Commercial Citrine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Macro-crystalline Quartz
Diamond (Uncut Crystal)
Carbon (C)
Amethyst
Quartz variety; chemical formula: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with Fe³⁺ impurities
Fluorite (Rainbow, Purple-Blue Tumbled)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Sandstone with Liesegang Rings
Arenite with Iron Oxide Liesegang Banding
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Jasper in Quartz (River Cobble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferric Iron inclusions
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Smoky Quartz in Matrix
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) within Pegmatite/Gneiss
Sandstone (Quartz-rich)
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Granite
Granite (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)
Chiastolite (Andalusite)
Al2SiO5
Shale with Vein Infillings
Shale (a fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock). The veins could be Calcite (CaCO3), Quartz (SiO2), or other minerals.
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone
Sandstone (arenite is a more specific geological term for a clean sandstone, while wacke refers to a dirty sandstone with significant matrix)
Shale
Laminated Mudstone
Chert (specifically Flint or Common Chert node)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Silicic Plutonic Rock)
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely Ferruginous)
Arenite (SiO2 based with Fe2O3/FeO(OH) cement)
Oolitic Chert
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with oolitic texture