Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
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Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Polished yellow jasper or opaque chalcedony bead
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-oxide-stained jasper
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Howlite
Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5
Dyed blue tumbled stone, likely turquoise or howlite
Most likely dyed magnesite/howlite (CaCO₃), possibly turquoise (hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O)
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Dyed Howlite (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Howlite (dyed)
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Howlite
Howlite (Calcium borosilicate hydroxide, Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Tumbled green gemstone, likely dyed howlite or serpentine
Most consistent with dyed howlite (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5); exact identification requires testing
Faceted Diamond / Moissanite / Cubic Zirconia
Carbon (C) if Diamond, Silicon Carbide (SiC) if Moissanite
Blue Opal Inlay (Simulated/Lab-created)
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O) with polymer resin
Lavender Jade and Snowy Quartz (Druzy)
NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Turquoise (possible Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Turquenite (Dyed Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Diamond (or Clear Quartz / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Tumbled coral fragment (likely white calcitic coral)
Calcium carbonate, primarily aragonite or calcite (CaCO₃); exact coral genus cannot be determined from the image
Blue gemstone bead bracelet, likely lapis lazuli or dyed stone
Uncertain from image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or dyed quartz/glass imitation
Blue quartz-like mineral specimen
Likely quartz (SiO₂), possibly dyed or coated; exact identification requires testing
Chrysocolla and Malachite Beads
Hydrated copper silicates (Chrysocolla) and Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Dyed Howlite (Purple)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Polished yellow-orange chalcedony (likely carnelian or yellow agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Pearl
Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre
Dyed Howlite (often sold as 'Turquenite')
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Dalmatian jasper
Orbicular microcrystalline quartz rock, commonly rhyolitic or volcanic-feldspar matrix with black arfvedsonite/alkali-amphibole inclusions
Green aventurine cabochon (likely)
Quartzite/aventurine quartz, predominantly SiO₂ with possible fuchsite mica
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
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
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbonoid (Shungite)
Dyed blue howlite (turquoise imitation), possibly dyed magnesite
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; the vivid blue color is artificial dye. Exact identification is uncertain from the photograph alone.
Onyx (Black Onyx)
Onyx (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Carved red jasper bead (likely ceramic imitation)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); exact material uncertain from the image
Turquoise carving
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Red Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Dyed Howlite
Borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
Dyed or treated turquoise-like tumbled stone
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), though blue-green magnesite or howlite imitation is possible