Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Category
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Corundum (Ruby Variety)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Black Spinel
Magnesium Aluminum Oxide (MgAl2O4)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Chert (Flint) River Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Likely pink granite or granitic pegmatite fragment
Granite; mainly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and mica
Chalcedony (Blue Agate Nodules)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Fairburn Agate
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Star sapphire ring
Corundum (Al₂O₃), likely asteriated sapphire
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartz-rich gravel fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions
Gold
Gold (Native Element); Au
Polished agate or chalcedony pebble
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; exact identification uncertain from the image)
Gravel and River Pebbles
Unconsolidated rock fragments / Detrital sediment
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond (Blue Diamond)
Native Carbon (C)
Tumbled quartz-rich pebble, possibly calcite or quartzite
Most likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); carbonate identification would require testing
Milky quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Diamond
Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (Native Carbon, C)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Diamond (Lesedi La Rona specimen)
Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)
Peridot
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F, OH)2)
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Conglomerate
Conglomeratic Sandstone
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Rough Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Diamond
Cubic Carbon (C)
Diamond
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)