Peridot gemstone pendant
Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine (approximately (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄)
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Peridot gemstone pendant
Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine (approximately (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)₈[(S,Cl,SO₄,OH)₂|(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)], with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite.)
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue or Swiss Blue based on color saturation)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 (Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Dyed Agate
Agate (Cryptocrystalline Quartz), SiO2
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO 3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Fursuit (Synthetic Fur Specimen)
Canis anthropomorphus syntheticus
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Na(Fe²⁺)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Amethyst
Amethyst (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities)
Yellow calcite (tumbled honey or lemon calcite)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), likely a yellow/orange calcite variety
Diamond (faceted)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Corundum
Corundum (Al2O3)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Calcite
Calcite (CaCO₃)
Opal
Hydrous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Synthetic Zinc/Polycarbonate Composite (Bey-specimen)
Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) with Polycarbonate (C15H16O2)n Overlay
Azurite-Malachite (often a mixed specimen)
Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2; Malachite: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2. The specimen appears to be a natural mixture or intergrowth of these two minerals.
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Diamond
Carbon (C), Native Element
Diamond (Rough)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Clay (as a rock-forming material)
Clay minerals (e.g., Kaolinite group, Smectite group, Illite group, Chlorite group)
Talc
Talc (Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂)