Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
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Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Turquoise butterfly carving
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O (carved; possibly stabilized or dyed)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Granitic Metamorphic Rock)
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Basalt
Basalt
Blue quartzite or blue aventurine glass-like aggregate
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂ (identification uncertain from image)
Polished Bloodstone (likely dyed agate/jasper)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)
Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) - Aragonite/Calcite organic composite
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Jade bangle
Likely nephrite jade (fibrous amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); possibly jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Opal (in Jewelry Setting)
Hydrated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Magnetic Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) - Man-magnetized ceramic/barium ferrite composite
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Polished basalt or basaltic river pebble
Basalt; fine-grained plagioclase–pyroxene rock, possibly containing olivine
Quartzite (or Quartz Slab)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Opal ring
Opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Basalt
Basalt
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Conglomerate
Polymictic Conglomerate
Dyed and polished agate cabochon
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; likely colored or composite agate
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
Cantera Opal (Mexican Fire Opal in Rhyolite Matrix)
Hydrated amorphous silica in rhyolite (SiO2·nH2O in volcanic matrix)
Graphite-rich schist (probable graphite flake)
Graphite (C) in graphitic schist; possibly graphite-bearing phyllite
Granite
Granite (a plutonic igneous rock)
Pink Zebra Jasper
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Chert/Tiger's Eye composite)
Tiger Iron
Tiger Iron (Hematite, Red Jasper, and Chert/Tiger's Eye composite)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Polished turquoise cabochon jewelry (likely composite or stabilized turquoise)
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Asphalt
Asphalt concrete (engineered material, not a naturally occurring rock/mineral in this form)
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum Al2O3 and Zoisite Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum [Al2O3] and Zoisite [Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)])
Polished chrysocolla cabochon
Chrysocolla, a hydrated copper silicate (approx. Cu₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O); possibly stabilized or composite material
Basalt
Basalt (extrusive igneous rock)
Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials