Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
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Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
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
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon Content: 86%–98%)
Pearls (likely freshwater cultured pearls)
Pearl: nacre, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃) with conchiolin
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Black Pearl (Tahitian Type)
Aragonite / Pinctada margaritifera (CaCO3 + Conchiolin)
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
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) - CaCO3
Howlite (Dyed Turquoise)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Blue-green turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Strawberry Quartz and Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Quartz (Citrine or Iron-Stained)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O]
Tumbled green aventurine
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly containing fuchsite mica inclusions
Amber (Rough)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite) with Conchiolin; formula: CaCO3
Blue faceted gemstones, likely blue sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃), blue varieties colored chiefly by iron and titanium
Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)
Tumbled or rough turquoise-like specimen
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; identification is uncertain from the image
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
Turquoise (Blue Howlite / Magnesite imitation)
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (for natural Turquoise); Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (for Howlite)
Green jade bangle
Jadeite or nephrite (jade); exact species cannot be confirmed visually
Pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or pink sapphire
Corundum (Al₂O₃), possibly chromium-colored ruby; synthetic origin likely
Green jade bangle
Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole
Tiger’s eye
Quartz (SiO₂) with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs and iron oxides
Jade (likely nephrite)
Nephrite jade: interlocking actinolite–tremolite amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; exact identification requires testing
Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (aggregate of Lazurite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Sardonyx Cameo
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Cryptocrystalline Quartz
Aventurine
Silicon dioxide with micas (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O(OH)2)
Freshwater Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of Aragonite and Calcite
Pearl
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin), CaCO3