Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
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Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Blue Topaz
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2
Chert (Yellow Jasper variant)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye (likely variant or dark tumble)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide with crocidolite fibers (SiO2 with chrysotile amphibole inclusions)
Blue Agate Ring
Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony variety Agate), SiO2
Likely citrine or yellow glass imitation in a silver-tone bracelet
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Dyed and Metallic Coated Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with titanium/gold vapor deposition coating
Citrine
Quartz (SiO₂) variety
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with hematite inclusions
Tumbled carnelian agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety with iron-oxide coloration
Unakite (or Epidotized Granite)
Epidotized Granite (Composition: KAlSi3O8, Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), SiO2)
Emerald
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), specifically the green variety colored by trace amounts of chromium or vanadium.
Chalk
Micrite (primarily Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Amber (specifically Cherry Amber)
Succinite (with the chemical formula C10H16O)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Blue Sapphire (likely lab-grown or treated)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Dyed or color-enhanced agate/microcrystalline quartz bead
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), likely agate
Carnelian (red chalcedony), possibly red agate or jasper
Chalcedony, a microcrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), commonly colored red-orange by iron oxides. The specimen may include opaque jasper or agate zones.
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (Quartz pseudo-morph after Crocidolite), SiO2
Tumbled carnelian/chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-colored chalcedony
Tiger’s eye
Chatoyant quartz (fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), SiO₂
Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite treated with acid)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Polished blue-black cabochon, likely blue obsidian or dyed glass-like stone
Indeterminate from image; possible natural obsidian (volcanic glass), commonly SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass
Black Onyx
Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Goethite or Hematite
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is cryptocrystalline quartz). Chemical Formula: SiO2 with inclusions of crocidolite fibers.
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (complex rock; primarily Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Yellow Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Basalt (Lava Rock) and Dyed Glass/Quartz
Scoria (Vesicular Basalt)
Tiger's Eye
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions of crocidolite (riebeckite) that have been altered to limonite and then replaced by quartz
Red Amber (Burmite/Cherry Amber)
Succinite / Retinite (Organic Fossilized Resin, C10H16O)
Orange Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amethyst
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - a variety of Quartz
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Zircon
Zircon (ZrSiO4)
Angel Aura Quartz (Treated Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Vaporized Silver and Platinum
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Chert (Arrowhead/Scraper Preform)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
A metamorphic rock primarily composed of lazurite (Na,Ca)8[(S,SO4,Cl)2|(Al6Si6O24)], calcite (CaCO3), and pyrite (FeS2).