White Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
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White Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Iridescent coated quartz (likely synthetic/display gemstone)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely faceted and surface-coated; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Pink tourmaline (rubellite)
Elbaite tourmaline, lithium sodium aluminum borosilicate: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4
Tumbled labradorite beads
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
White seed-bead gemstone strand, likely freshwater pearl or shell pearl
Pearl: nacreous calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in conchiolin; identification uncertain from image
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Tumbled turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Lapis Lazuli
Complex rock primarily containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Lapis Lazuli (Raw)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; Na3Ca(Al3Si3O12)S
Faceted yellow gemstone, likely citrine
Citrine (quartz), SiO₂; possibly yellow sapphire or synthetic glass without testing
Green cabochon gemstone pendant, likely turquoise or dyed green turquoise
Probably turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification requires testing
Goldstone (likely blue-free synthetic goldstone pendant)
Synthetic aventurine glass; silica glass with dispersed metallic copper crystals
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Primary mineral: Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, γ-AlO(OH), and α-AlO(OH))
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
N/A (Non-Geological Specimen)
Fossilized ammonite
Ammonoidea (likely a small, chambered ammonite fossil)
Bauxite (Pisolitic Bauxite)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Bauxite
Alumina ore (Mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Blue Dyed Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Opal-like cabochon ring stone
Likely common opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O); exact material uncertain from the photograph
Natural Pearl
Calcium carbonate (primarily Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3
Cut colorless gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most plausibly rock crystal (clear quartz, SiO₂); synthetic glass cannot be ruled out from the image
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Pink granite
Coarse-grained felsic intrusive rock, chiefly quartz, potassium feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite/hornblende
Lapis Lazuli (polished cabochon)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2Al6Si6O24(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Quartz (Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opal cabochon
Hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O; likely common or synthetic opal
Composite Turquoise or Reconstituted Turquoise with Copper inclusions
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) mixed with matrix and copper/bronze flakes
Diamond ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), likely a faceted mounted stone
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂) or synthetic glass
Lapis Lazuli
Na8(Al6Si6O24)S2 (composed primarily of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Diamond (likely rough or included fragment)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), cubic crystal system
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate including Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)