Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Emerald (green gemstone in a jewelry setting)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆; green color commonly from chromium and/or vanadium
Likely turquoise
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Black Tourmaline in Quartz
Schorl tourmaline (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with quartz (SiO2), polished/carved
Blue polished cabochon, likely dyed agate or chalcedony
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Tumbled leopard-skin jasper (probable)
Orbicular rhyolite/jasper; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with feldspar and iron-oxide inclusions
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
Red jasper (likely polished or dyed)
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly colored by iron oxides
Multicolored beryl gemstone bracelet
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; likely mixed aquamarine, morganite, heliodor, and green beryl beads
Red synthetic corundum (ruby-colored lab-grown sapphire)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), likely synthetic and chromium-colored
Polished green agate (likely dyed)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; agate variety
Polished turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled orbicular granite (likely orbicular diorite)
Orbicular granitoid; chiefly quartz, feldspar, and dark amphibole/biotite minerals
Pearl oyster shell with natural pearls
Molluscan shell, likely Pinctada spp.; pearls are aragonite (CaCO₃)
Green aventurine (likely)
Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), colored by fuchsite mica or other chromium-bearing inclusions
Black gemstone, likely onyx or black spinel
Possible black chalcedony (SiO₂) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄)
Native gold nugget (probable)
Native gold, Au; possibly gold-bearing quartz
Translucent pale-green bangle, likely jade
Possibly jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite (a tremolite–actinolite amphibole); the image alone cannot distinguish them reliably
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Cut colorless gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most plausibly rock crystal (clear quartz, SiO₂); synthetic glass cannot be ruled out from the image
Faceted citrine-colored gemstone (likely synthetic/display stone)
Quartz, SiO₂, if natural citrine; possibly synthetic sapphire or glass imitation
Ruby (set in a ring; possibly synthetic or imitation)
Corundum, Al₂O₃; red color is typically caused by chromium
Jade bangle
Likely nephrite jade (fibrous amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); possibly jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆)
Green jade or aventurine bead bracelet
Most likely nephrite jade (aggregated amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂) or green aventurine (quartz, SiO₂); exact identification requires testing
Aquamarine-like beryl pendant
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; the beads may be dyed or treated chalcedony/amazonite, so image-only identification is uncertain
Turquoise
Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic ZrO₂), possibly glass or white sapphire
Tumbled turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Blue Howlite (Dyed)
Calcium Borosilicate Hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Tumbled rose quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), pink variety
Tumbled turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished turquoise cabochon pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Polished black labradorite heart
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar: approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Polished ocean jasper (orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with hematite/goethite and other iron-rich inclusions
Dalmatian jasper (often sold as Dalmatian stone)
Quartz-bearing leucocratic alkali-feldspar–aegirine/arfvedsonite porphyritic rock; commercial “jasper” designation
Amethyst cabochon ring
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled lapis lazuli
Lazurite-bearing calcite rock; lazurite approximately Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Turquoise bead bracelet
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Polished amber agate pendant/beads
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂, likely iron-stained yellow-orange agate
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)