Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
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Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tumbled green agate (likely moss or chalcedony agate)
Cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂; likely green chalcedony with possible chlorite or iron inclusions
Iridescent polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcium–sodium feldspar: approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Pearls
Pearl: biomineralized aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Turquoise jewelry setting
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Red carnelian beads
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Carved greenstone figure
Likely nephrite jade (jadeite is a possible alternative), mainly amphibole-group minerals
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (Zoisite with Corundum)
Amber
Succinite (Resin)
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite, C10H16O)
Dyed blue howlite or magnesite cabochon
Howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅), possibly magnesite (MgCO₃), artificially dyed blue
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Red corundum gemstone (likely synthetic ruby)
Ruby: corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), chromium-colored; likely lab-grown material
Red faceted gemstone ring
Likely synthetic ruby or red spinel; exact identification requires testing
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Polished amber
Fossilized tree resin (primarily organic polymerized diterpenes)
Turquoise (likely Sleeping Beauty variety or treated Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite
Turquoise
Hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Polished amber (likely copal or amber imitation)
Amber: fossilized tree resin, chiefly polymerized succinic resin; copal is younger, incompletely polymerized resin
Green aventurine (probable)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica inclusions
Red Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Carved nephrite jade pendant
Nephrite jade; interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Turquoise bracelet
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled carnelian agate
Cryptocrystalline chalcedony (SiO₂), an iron-colored variety of agate
White chalcedony cabochon ring
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely white quartz variety
Gold nugget or gold-bearing fragment
Native gold (Au), possibly gold-colored metal or coated material
Carved turquoise arrowhead/pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Green jade-like cabochon pendant
Possibly nephrite (fine-grained tremolite–actinolite); the photo alone cannot confirm the material
Amber cabochon or polished amber-like material
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly C10H16O; possibly resin imitation
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Natural gold nuggets
Native gold (Au)
Black Pearl (Tahitian Type)
Aragonite / Pinctada margaritifera (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
Dyed Quartz / Rose Quartz Imitation
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely quartz (rock crystal) or synthetic glass imitation
Quartz: silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system; exact identity cannot be confirmed visually
Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)
Turquoise-colored stone bead necklace
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), but the bead may be dyed or another blue-green stone
White chalcedony (possibly milky quartz) cabochon
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; appearance may also represent milky quartz or synthetic imitation