Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
mineral
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Sand Grain (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
C (Carbon) or ZrO2 (Zirconium Dioxide)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Hag Stone
Sandstone or Limestone with Solution Holes (Bioturbation/Erosion)
sedimentary
Graphite Schist
C (Carbonaceous Schist)
metamorphic
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Iron Slag
Iron smelting byproduct (Glassy/vesicular silicate)
anthropogenic / industrial byproduct
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Optical Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Jewelry
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
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
Basalt with Plagioclase Phenocrysts
Porphyritic Basalt
igneous
Pink Granite
Granite (Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock)
igneous
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Granite (with Orthoclase and Quartz)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (KAlSi3O8 + SiO2)
igneous
Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (complex silicate group including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite)
metamorphic
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Tiger's Eye (with Hematite/Jasper)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Fe2O3 (Hematite)
mineralogical
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
gemstone
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase, Quartz, and Biotite)
igneous
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Felsic Rock
igneous
Granite (Fine-grained)
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock
igneous
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
igneous
Granite
Phaneritic Plutonic Igneous Rock (Granite)
igneous
Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
igneous
Granite
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
igneous
River Pebbles (Stream-rounded rocks)
Fluvial Detritus (varied mineralogy)
Mixed (predominantly sedimentary and igneous)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic
mineral
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant
gemstone
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex of Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn silicate minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
metamorphic