Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
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Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂); possibly synthetic quartz or glass imitation
gemstone
Ametrine
Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of Iron)
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
gemstone
Strawberry Quartz (Lepidocrosite/Hematite-Included Quartz)
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) with Lepidocrosite or Hematite inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3 · nH2O)
mineral
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock (approx. Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(S,SO4,Cl)1,2)
metamorphic
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
mineral
Strawberry Quartz and Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
mineral
Chert
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert (Flint)
Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary
Chert
Chert (SiO2)
sedimentary
Kyanite (Green and Blue varieties)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
White Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Chalcanthite
Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O)
mineral
Likely diamond accent
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
man-made glass mineral simulant
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with aluminum impurities and natural radiation
mineral
Tourmalinated Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide with Schorl inclusions (SiO2 + NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
mineral
Ruby (set in a gold pendant)
Ruby (Variety of Corundum, Al2O3)
mineral
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Stone (Felsic Igneous Rock)
igneous
Sapphire (Blue)
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
White Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
gemstone
Diamond (or high-quality simulant like Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) - Native Element
mineral
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Corundum (variety Ruby/Sapphire)
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
mineral
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
mineral
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
White Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Mineraloid
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
man-made glass
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
gemstone
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
metamorphic
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)