Polished leopard jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony; mainly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
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Polished leopard jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony; mainly SiO₂ with iron-oxide inclusions
Blue-dyed tumbled stone, likely howlite or magnesite
Likely dyed magnesite (MgCO₃) or howlite (Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅); identification is uncertain from the image
Amber (likely a small polished amber piece)
Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Iridescent polished gemstone, likely opal
Common or precious opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O), possibly synthetic or glass imitation
Tumbled amber
Fossilized plant resin; chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin (succinite)
Polished brown jasper (brecciated jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and dark mineral inclusions
Yellow-green serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group phyllosilicate, commonly lizardite or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Pearl
Nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃, in an organic conchiolin matrix)
Turquenite (Dyed Howlite)
Dyed Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Green faceted gemstone earrings
Undetermined; possibly green glass or synthetic emerald-type material, rather than identifiable natural emerald
Green cabochon ring stone (likely dyed jade, aventurine, or glass imitation)
Undetermined; possible nephrite jade (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂), jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆), or green aventurine quartz
Lavender Jade and Snowy Quartz (Druzy)
NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Turquoise (possible Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Pearl
Pearl; primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) in nacre
Diamond (or Clear Quartz / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Carved turquoise beads
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Red agate-like polished stone (likely dyed chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly dyed quartz or glass imitation
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.
Howlite (polished/tumbled)
Howlite — hydrated calcium borosilicate, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
Green cabochon, likely dyed or imitation material
Undetermined; the image is insufficient to identify a mineral species
Red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃); ruby is red chromium-bearing corundum
Onyx (Black Onyx)
Onyx (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Hematite bead strand
Hematite, α-Fe₂O₃ (iron(III) oxide)
Orbicular jasper (polished/tumbled)
Silica-rich microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, commonly with iron-oxide or other mineral orbicules; composition varies by locality
Pearl (Imitation or Cultured)
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Turquoise-colored bead on a metal earring
Unidentified blue-green bead; possibly turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), but the image cannot confirm its material
Opal ring (likely precious opal)
Hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O; the pictured stone may be natural opal or a lab-created/imitation opal
White howlite (likely small tumbled pieces)
Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅
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)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Red faceted gemstone, possibly ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃), if ruby; image alone cannot confirm identity or natural origin
Quartz crystal beads
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green aventurine bead bracelet
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly green quartzite/aventurine colored by fuchsite mica or other inclusions
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Red Coral (Precious Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Clear Quartz (Cut/Faceted Gemstone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled amber (likely)
Amber; fossilized plant resin, commonly succinite (organic material rather than a mineral)
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-dyed howlite (likely)
Howlite, Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; dyed blue, often sold as imitation turquoise