Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
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Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); approximate formula C10H16O
Carnelian
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide impurities (Fe2O3)
Blue Lace Agate (Heat-treated/Crackle Quartz variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Quartz (Prasiolite)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Iridescent Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with oxidation
Citrine (Heat-treated Amethyst)
Citrine Quartz (SiO2)
Bornite
Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)
Black Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with carbon/iron inclusions
Pink tourmaline crystal (probable)
Elbaite tourmaline, Na(Li,Al)₃Al₆(BO₃)₃Si₆O₁₈(OH)₄
Citrine (Raw)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety of Chalcedony
Polished black stone, likely black jasper or basalt
Most likely microcrystalline quartz (black jasper/chert), SiO₂; basalt is a plausible alternative
Red Garnet
Almandine and Pyrope (Silicate minerals: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3 and Mg3Al2(SiO4)3)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite; NaAlSi2O6
Erythrite (or Lab-Grown Cobaltite/Cinnabar Analog)
Erythrite (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O)
Fire Agate (Crackle Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Green Jasper with Quartz veins
Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Purple Garnet
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Pyrope-Almandine series) Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Dark green cabochon, likely serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (microcrystalline tremolite-actinolite)
Blue sapphire ring
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), blue variety colored mainly by iron and titanium
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (various silicates)
Popcorn
Zea mays everta (P. Wilson) (Botanical name for the corn variety)
Carnelian Agate
Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide impurities (SiO2)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) with surface tarnish
Black Onyx
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with layered chalcedony
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper mix)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide with iron impurities), SiO2
Green Quartz (Prasiolite variant or Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Yellow Quartz (Citrine/Yellow Jasper Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Black Onyx
Black Chalcedony (SiO2)
Faceted yellow gemstone, likely citrine
Citrine (quartz), SiO₂; possibly yellow sapphire or synthetic glass without testing