Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
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Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Co and metallic inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
Peridot gemstone pendant
Olivine, gem-quality forsteritic olivine (approximately (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer) / Perthitic Feldspar Rock
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂); possibly synthetic quartz or glass imitation
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Pearls
Pearl: biomineralized aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Diamond (Faceted Gemstone)
Native Carbon (C)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Strawberry Quartz (or Sunstone / Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Lepidocrocite inclusions
Plastic Building Toy (Lego-style piece)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Lapis Lazuli (Low Grade)
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Staurolite (Fairy Stone)
Staurolite (Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH))
Yellow-orange faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow topaz
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; yellow topaz: Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dyes
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant metamorphic rock, Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
White seed-bead gemstone strand, likely freshwater pearl or shell pearl
Pearl: nacreous calcium carbonate, chiefly aragonite (CaCO₃) in conchiolin; identification uncertain from image
Ruby (Pink to Red Corundum)
Al2O3 (Corundum with Chromium impurities)