Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Category
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Composite Turquoise or Reconstituted Turquoise with Copper inclusions
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) mixed with matrix and copper/bronze flakes
mineral
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
mineral
Painted River Rock
Polished fluvial clast with acrylic/synthetic pigment coating
Sedimentary or Metamorphic (base substrate)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
mineraloid (man-made)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant rock, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2
metamorphic
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon dioxide with aluminum impurities (SiO2)
mineral
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
mineral
Raw Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
mineral
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Mineraloid (synthetic)
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire or Common Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3)
mineral
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
metamorphic
Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Rough Emerald (Beryl)
Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6 with Cr/V impurities)
mineral
Build-A-Bear Plush (Non-Geological)
Polyester fibers (C10H8O4)n and Synthetic Polymers
Anthropogenic / Non-mineral
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Synthetic Glass
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous)
Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)
sedimentary
Gold and Cubic Zirconia (San Judas Tadeo Pendant)
Native Gold (Au) with Synthetic Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)