Yellow amber
Amber; fossilized plant resin, commonly succinite (not a mineral)
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Yellow amber
Amber; fossilized plant resin, commonly succinite (not a mineral)
Diamond cluster ring (likely jewelry setting)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), cubic crystal system
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Green aventurine bead necklace
Aventurine quartz, predominantly SiO₂ with green color commonly from fuchsite mica inclusions
Jade (likely jadeite) pearl earring
Jadeite, NaAlSi₂O₆; the image alone cannot distinguish jadeite from nephrite
Green aventurine pendant (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite inclusions (aventurescent quartz)
Polished carnelian (red-orange chalcedony)
Carnelian, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Red/orange chalcedony (carnelian), possibly dyed or heat-treated
Chalcedony, cryptocrystalline SiO₂ (quartz variety)
Polished green jasper cabochon (likely serpentine or nephrite imitation)
Jasper: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); green coloration may reflect chlorite, epidote, or iron minerals
Turquoise (Dyed Howlite/Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Target mineral) / Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Actual specimen: Howlite)
Uncut diamond (likely gemstone)
Diamond — crystalline carbon, C
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Howlite (Dyed Turquoise)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Turquoise cabochon (likely stabilized or imitation)
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Turquoise (Blue Howlite / Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (for natural Turquoise); Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (for Howlite)
Red cabochon gemstone, likely carnelian or red agate
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂
Tumbled banded agate (likely carnelian or sardonyx)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony with iron-oxide banding)
Polished carnelian (likely)
Carnelian, orange-red chalcedony; microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Strawberry Quartz and Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%–98%)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite jade—interlocking amphibole fibers, chiefly tremolite-actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Amethyst (faceted gemstone)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron-related defects
Tumbled green aventurine quartz
Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite or other green mica inclusions
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; commonly succinite, C10H16O)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Costume Jewelry Gemstones (Emerald-imitation and semi-precious beads)
BeCuAl6Si6O18 (Beryl structure), frequently simulated by glass or synthetic spinel
Blue-green turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished banded agate
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂
Dalmatian jasper
Quartz-bearing alkali feldspar syenite/porphyritic igneous rock, commonly marketed as Dalmatian jasper
Tumbled pink quartz (likely rose quartz)
Rose quartz, quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by trace elements and microscopic inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Complex aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock; (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Banded Agate (Onyx Variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Red cabochon gemstone ring (likely ruby or red spinel; identity unconfirmed)
Possibly corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄); visual identification alone cannot distinguish these from glass or synthetic stones.
Small faceted gemstone, likely diamond
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Tumbled blue-green stone, likely turquoise or chrysocolla
Turquoise: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; chrysocolla: hydrated copper aluminosilicate
Aventurine
Silicon dioxide with micas (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O(OH)2)
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine
Citrine: yellow variety of quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)