Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineralogical simulant / gemstone
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Mineralogical Simulant
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Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
mineral
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Faceted Clear Gemstone (Likely Quartz or Cubic Zirconia)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Geode with Quartz/Chalcedony
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia
mineral
Manganese Dendrite on Siltstone
Manganese Oxide (pyrolusite or psilomelane) Dendrites
mineral/sedimentary
Pyrite Sun (Pyrite Dollar)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Serpentine
Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite mixture (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Petrified Wood
Silicified Wood (SiO2)
mineral
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Dendritic Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide inclusions
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Jewelry
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Sand Grain (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Iron Slag
Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)
anthropogenic / industrial byproduct
Hag Stone
Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)
sedimentary
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
gemstone
Graphite Schist
C (Carbonaceous Schist)
metamorphic
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
metamorphic
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
mineral
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
metamorphic or sedimentary
Granite (Alkali-feldspar Granite)
Felsic Plutonic Rock (Primary minerals: Quartz SiO2, Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Plagioclase (Na,Ca)AlSi3O8)
igneous