Polished turquoise cabochon pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely stabilized or matrix-bearing material
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Polished turquoise cabochon pendant
Turquoise, hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely stabilized or matrix-bearing material
Turquoise
Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Tumbled amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin; predominantly polymerized diterpenoid resin)
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Aventurescent Glass (Cobalt-doped soda-lime glass)
Ammolite
Biogenic gemstone (Aragonite, CaCO3)
Turquoise cabochon
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Green beryl gemstone (likely emerald or green beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from chromium/vanadium or iron
Blue cabochon gemstone ring
Likely blue turquoise, glass-filled sapphire, or blue spinel; exact identification requires testing
Clear Quartz (Faceted) / White Sapphire / Goshenite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)
Emerald (green gemstone in a jewelry setting)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆; green color commonly from chromium and/or vanadium
Moonstone ring
Moonstone, a feldspar variety (typically orthoclase or adularia; KAlSi₃O₈)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Chrysocolla in Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) / Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Red gemstone ring, likely synthetic ruby or garnet
Ruby: corundum (Al₂O₃); possible alternative: almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃)
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Tumbled labradorite beads
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Orange Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ametrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly blue topaz or aquamarine
Tentatively topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) or beryl/aquamarine (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈); identification is limited by severe image blur
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted Gemstone)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue glass-like heart pendant, likely synthetic blue spinel or colored glass
Unconfirmed; possibly synthetic spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or cobalt-colored glass
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic ZrO₂), possibly glass or white sapphire
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Heart-shaped faceted gemstone pendant
Likely yellow quartz (citrine) or synthetic yellow stone, set in metal with small clear accent stones
Ruby (varieties of Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow sapphire
Uncertain; probable quartz (SiO₂) or corundum (Al₂O₃)
Ruby (faceted gemstone)
Corundum (Al2O3 with Cr impurities)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby (Rough/Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Turquoise cabochon or turquoise-bearing material
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Rough White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)