Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
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Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Tektite
Natural impact glass
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red jasper pebble
Jasper, an opaque, iron-oxide-colored variety of microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals
Green glassy slag (often sold as “sea glass” or “green obsidian”)
Industrial vitreous slag; primarily amorphous silicate glass, composition variable
Polished turquoise-bearing rock
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, likely in a brown host rock or matrix
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sandstone Pebble
Ferruginous Sandstone (SiO2 with Fe2O3)
Granite
Granite (phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Blue-green cabochon pendant, likely turquoise or composite turquoise
Turquoise: hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image
Tumbled chalcedony pendant (likely agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); the pale bands suggest agate
Ruby in Fuchsite (Composite/Stabilized)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Purple Turquoise (Composite Mojave Turquoise)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate composite)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Polished turquoise sphere with purple matrix/inclusion
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate; approximate formula CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Granite
Granite (Phaneritic Quartz-Feldspar-Mica composite)
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Polymictic breccia, possibly volcanic breccia
Polymictic clastic breccia; likely a matrix-supported breccia containing lithic fragments, quartz, feldspar, and dark mafic minerals
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Polished green-and-black banded cabochon (likely malachite imitation or dyed agate)
Uncertain; possible malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), banded agate (SiO₂), or man-made glass
Eroded Brick or Pumice-like Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (Anthropogenic variant: Eroded Firebrick)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2