Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
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Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Quartz–mica schist; commonly quartz with muscovite and/or biotite mica
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Granite Pebble with Quartz Vein
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock) with Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Gold Nugget
Gold (Au)
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating)
Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)
Quartz Vein in Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Sedimentary/Metamorphic Matrix
Rose Quartz and Lepidolite in Pegmatite
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lithium-rich Mica (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)
Emerald-and-diamond ring
Emerald: beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, colored by chromium and/or vanadium; surrounding stones appear to be diamonds: carbon
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Bull Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Native gold in quartz (probable)
Gold (Au), with quartz (SiO₂) matrix
Red bead-and-chain costume jewelry, likely glass or plastic
No geological identification; the red beads appear manufactured and cannot be identified as mineral from the image
Sandstone (Red)
Arenite (Fe2O3 heavy)
Eudialyte
Eudialyte (Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2)
Red cabochon ring, likely ruby or synthetic ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃), possibly chromium-bearing ruby; the image cannot establish whether it is natural or synthetic
Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)
Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite
Sandstone (Ferruginous)
Arenite with Iron-Oxide Cement (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3/FeOOH)
Aura Quartz (Titanium or Angel Aura coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine colored by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Diamond engagement ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Rough Emerald Crystals
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Amethyst
Silicon dioxide, SiO2
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Native gold nuggets (likely gold-bearing specimen)
Native gold, Au; possibly associated quartz or sulfide matrix
Blue Celestite
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Gold
Gold (Au)
Faceted blue gemstone ring, likely synthetic spinel or glass; identity uncertain
Possibly synthetic blue spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or laboratory sapphire (Al₂O₃); the clear side stones may be cubic zirconia or glass
Industrial Diamond (Bort or Boart)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)