Gold-colored gemstone ring, likely citrine or glass imitation
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz (SiO₂) or yellow glass set in gold-colored metal
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Gold-colored gemstone ring, likely citrine or glass imitation
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz (SiO₂) or yellow glass set in gold-colored metal
Tumbled pale green stone, likely serpentine or jade imitation
Indeterminate; possible serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Faceted clear gemstone, likely glass imitation or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possibilities include cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂), quartz (SiO₂), or lead glass
Tumbled green serpentine (likely nephrite jade imitation/alternative)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and lizardite; composition approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Blue-violet faceted gemstone, likely amethyst
Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Blue chalcedony cabochon (probable)
Chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline variety of quartz; silicon dioxide, SiO₂
Rhinestone (or glass crystal)
Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various
Turquoise-colored stone chip necklace
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O); appearance alone cannot rule out dyed howlite or another imitation.
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Tumbled aqua glassy mineral specimen, likely chrysocolla or turquoise imitation
Uncertain from image; possible chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, variable composition) or dyed/man-made glass
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Faceted color-change gemstone, likely synthetic alexandrite or glass imitation
Alexandrite: chrysoberyl, BeAl₂O₄; exact identification requires gemological testing
Pink/red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic corundum or glass imitation
Corundum (Al₂O₃), ruby/sapphire variety; exact identification requires testing
Amber
(C10H16O)n – an amorphous organic substance, primarily composed of polymerized isoprenoids.
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Goethite or Hematite
Gemstone ring (stone appears pale yellow, possibly citrine or glass imitation)
Undetermined; possible quartz variety citrine (SiO₂)
Wood Beads (Palmwood/Ebony)
Various species for wood, but often refers to woods like Palmwood (e.g., Borassus flabellifer) or Ebony (Diospyros spp.) for their distinctive grain and hardness.
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Rutile)
Faceted clear quartz (rock crystal), likely a cut imitation or low-grade gemstone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Aquamarine
Aquamarine (Beryl variety); Be3Al2Si6O18
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a microcrystalline quartz with fibrous inclusions of oxidized crocidolite)
Moonstone
Adularia or Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) or Albite (NaAlSi3O8), specifically with lamellar exsolution of albite and orthoclase.
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar, variety of Microcline)
Green Aventurine
Quartz (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Turquoise
Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Goldstone and pink quartz bead strands
Goldstone is aventurescent copper-bearing glass; pink beads are likely rose quartz (SiO₂), though dyed or glass imitations are possible
Blue Tiger's Eye
Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (for precious red coral), although other species like Corallium japonicum and Paracorallium are also used.
Moonstone
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals classified as Jade: Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the image showing translucent, somewhat fibrous material, it is likely Nephrite.
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Baroque Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety
Rutilated Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) with Rutile inclusions (TiO2)
Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Red Coral), Paracorallium japonicum (Momo Coral), Pleurocorallium elatius (Sardinian Coral), various other species within the Corallidae family. Chemically, it's primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO 3 ).
Fossil-bearing concretion, possibly containing a fossil shell or other organic inclusion
Calcareous concretion; exact fossil and host-rock composition are not identifiable from the image
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite (if sandstone)
Sandstone
Arenite
Shale
Shale (clastic sedimentary rock)