Red/pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if ruby; identity cannot be confirmed visually
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Red/pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if ruby; identity cannot be confirmed visually
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Polished tiger’s eye
Quartz (microcrystalline SiO₂) with crocidolite-derived iron oxides
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Blue-green gemstone ring, likely treated turquoise or synthetic/treated beryl
Indeterminate from image; possibilities include turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), apatite, or treated beryl
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant
Polished blue-black cabochon, likely blue obsidian or dyed glass-like stone
Indeterminate from image; possible natural obsidian (volcanic glass), commonly SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass
Blue gemstone, likely iolite or blue sapphire
Iolite (cordierite, Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈) or corundum (sapphire, Al₂O₃)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Probably cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); diamond cannot be confirmed visually
Amethyst cabochon
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Druzy quartz on matrix
Quartz (SiO₂), microcrystalline crystal coating
Faceted golden beryl (likely heliodor)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; yellow color from iron impurities
Green beryl gemstone (likely emerald or green beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from chromium/vanadium or iron
Turquoise
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Pearls
Pearl: biomineralized aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Tumbled red jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite; FeO(OH)·nH2O
Weathered granitic rock fragment
Granite, likely quartz–feldspar–biotite aggregate
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely glass or diamond imitation
Unidentified; possibly diamond (carbon, C) or cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂)
Rough Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium impurities)
Emerald in Matrix
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with trace amounts of Chromium/Vanadium
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Plastic Building Toy (Lego-style piece)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Tanzanite earrings
Tanzanite, blue-violet zoisite (Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)₃(OH))
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Unidentified polished dark gemstone cabochon
Possibly hematite, obsidian, jet, or dark agate; image insufficient for a definitive identification
Mounted clear gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂), synthetic; exact stone cannot be confirmed from the image
Tumbled amethyst
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Marine gastropod shell
Calcium-carbonate shell, primarily aragonite; species cannot be determined from the image
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Black spinel bead bracelet
Spinel (magnesium aluminate), MgAl₂O₄
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Tiger’s eye
Quartz (SiO₂), fibrous pseudomorph after crocidolite
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)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant metamorphic rock, Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2