Pearl
Nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃, in an organic conchiolin matrix)
Category
Browse organic (if resin) or synthetic (if glass); simulating sedimentary or metamorphic (for natural stones) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Pearl
Nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃, in an organic conchiolin matrix)
Amber
Succinite (a specific high-quality amber from the Baltic)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Chert (potentially worked flint)
Cryptocrystalline microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled chert or flint pebble
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chert; exact variety uncertain from the image
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin
Honey-colored quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely iron-stained or inclusion-rich citrine
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amber in Matrix
Succinite (Carbon-based organic polymer)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Amber
Succinates (Organic Gemstone)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Dendritic jasper/chalcedony
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with manganese-oxide dendrites
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
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
Chert (Nodule)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sapphire (Blue)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Blue cabochon gemstone ring
Likely blue turquoise, glass-filled sapphire, or blue spinel; exact identification requires testing
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Titanium and Iron)
Amber
Fossilized plant resin; chiefly an organic polymer (succinite), not a crystalline mineral
Green aventurine (likely dyed quartzite)
Quartzite, predominantly quartz (SiO₂), colored by fuchsite mica or artificial dye
Amethyst ring
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Tufa Rock and Tumbled Gemstones
Calcareous Tufa (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
Pearl necklace
Pearl, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Hag Stone
Perforated Flint / Chert Node
Polished malachite
Malachite, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Amber
Succinite (C10H16O)
Tumbled amethyst
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Shungite (Noble/Type II)
Non-crystalline carbon (Fullerene-bearing carbonaceous rock)
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Clear Quartz (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber / Copal
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Amber (possibly a small polished amber cabochon)
Fossilized tree resin; amber is an organic gemstone, not a mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3) with traces of Iron and Titanium
Likely citrine or yellow glass imitation in a silver-tone bracelet
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; exact material cannot be confirmed visually