Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
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Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Tumbled yellow-brown jasper
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide impurities
Polished orbicular jasper (probable ocean jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Faceted color-change gemstone, likely synthetic alexandrite or glass imitation
Alexandrite: chrysoberyl, BeAl₂O₄; exact identification requires gemological testing
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Lava Stone and Chakra Beads
Basalt (with various mineral/synthetic beads)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Synthetic Ruby (Jewel Bearings)
Synthetic Corundum (Al2O3 doped with Chromium)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Pink-red faceted gemstone, possibly synthetic corundum or spinel
Uncertain; possible ruby (corundum, Al₂O₃) or red spinel (MgAl₂O₄)
Weathered sandstone pebble
Sandstone, likely quartz-rich (arkose or quartz arenite)
Tumbled jasper (likely ocean/picture jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂) with iron-oxide inclusions
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Pseudometeorite ironstone or weathered metallic nodule
Uncertain; likely iron-oxide-rich limonite/goethite with magnetite or hematite
Reddish-brown sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, commonly ferruginous sandstone (SiO₂-dominated)
Tumbled pink opal (likely common opal)
Hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O; likely pink common opal with manganese/iron inclusions
Iron-rich jasper (red jasper/ironstone)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) colored by hematite and goethite
Blue faceted gemstone, likely synthetic sapphire or blue spinel
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if sapphire; alternatively magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl₂O₄)
Red Agate (Carnelian)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carnelian
Carnelian (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (synthetic zirconium dioxide); possibly synthetic glass or lab-grown diamond
Red synthetic corundum (ruby-colored lab-grown sapphire)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), likely synthetic and chromium-colored
Gemstone stud earrings, likely set with clear stones
The stones may be diamond (carbon, C) or colorless cubic zirconia (ZrO₂); the image is insufficient to distinguish them.
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Opal gemstone pendant
Opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)
Iridescent coated quartz (likely synthetic/display gemstone)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely faceted and surface-coated; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Variety Agate
Pink microcline feldspar (likely amazonite-type feldspar)
Microcline, KAlSi₃O₈ (potassium feldspar)
Tumbled feldspar (likely peach moonstone/sunstone)
Potassium–sodium feldspar; likely orthoclase or oligoclase, (K,Na)AlSi₃O₈
Milky quartz vein rock
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely massive vein quartz with iron-oxide staining
Blue Quartz (specifically Dumortierite Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3)
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Black Tourmaline in Quartz and Feldspar Matrix
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) with Quartz and Feldspar
Chert (Flint)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Ruby (Faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)