Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
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Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Zirconia (Ceramic) & Ion-X Glass
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Ruby (in costume jewelry context)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium impurities
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Smoky Quartz
Smoky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) - Native Element
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond
Diamond (pure carbon; C)
Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (Set in jewelry)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
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Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Quartz (Smoky Quartz variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (Rough/Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Rough Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)