Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor
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Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor
Blue Topaz (specifically London Blue shade)
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Dyed or treated turquoise-like tumbled stone
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), though blue-green magnesite or howlite imitation is possible
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Carnelian (Chalcedony)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Quartz (Dyed/Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial color enhancement
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Silicate Mineral (SiO2 or Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with Titanium coating
Tumbled yellow chalcedony (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; potentially microcrystalline chalcedony
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst Geode Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Heat-Treated Citrine (Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Citrine Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
Orange Quartz (Citrine Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
White Topaz
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
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
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite
Tumbled Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Banded Agate (specifically Sardonyx or Carnelian Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony variety
Yellow Quartz Pebble (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Honey quartz crystal cluster
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely iron-stained or inclusion-rich quartz
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Black Onyx
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with parallel banded structure
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Yellow Topaz (Imperial/Golden Topaz)
Topaz - Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Raw Citrine (Yellow Quartz)
Citrine / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety), SiO2
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)