Opal ring
Common opal, likely synthetic or assembled blue-green opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)
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Opal ring
Common opal, likely synthetic or assembled blue-green opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)
Green faceted bead strand, likely dyed or synthetic material
Uncertain; possibly green-dyed quartz, glass, or lab-created emerald-like material
Blue Sapphire (in a faceted jewelry setting)
Corundum (Al2O3) with trace Iron and Titanium
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Tumbled green beryl or glassy green gemstone
Likely beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; possibly treated emerald or synthetic glass
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Ruby (Pink to Red Corundum)
Al2O3 (Corundum with Chromium impurities)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium traces)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Tumbled Clear Quartz and Citrine Points
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Faceted blue gemstone ring, likely synthetic spinel or glass; identity uncertain
Possibly synthetic blue spinel (MgAl₂O₄) or laboratory sapphire (Al₂O₃); the clear side stones may be cubic zirconia or glass
Carved labradorite fish
Labradorite, calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Pegmatitic granite
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspars, and mica
Blue Celestine
Celestine (SrSO4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Purple Lepidolite with Quartz
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Celestite
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Green faceted gemstone, likely tsavorite garnet
Tsavorite: green grossular garnet, Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Amethyst (Resin Carving/Orgonite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Pale greenish quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or altered feldspar
Tentatively serpentinite-related rock (serpentine-group minerals) or altered granitic material; identification is uncertain from the photograph
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Faceted clear quartz (rock crystal), likely a cut imitation or low-grade gemstone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cut red gemstone in a gold ring
Likely ruby (corundum, Al₂O₃), though red spinel or garnet is also possible from the image
Polished blue stone, likely sodalite or dyed agate
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂), though the image cannot confirm composition
Blue stone cabochon, likely lapis lazuli or dyed stone
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-rich rock, chiefly (Na,Ca)₈(AlSiO₄)₆(S,SO)₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Faceted blue gemstone, likely aquamarine
Aquamarine—blue beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; identification is uncertain from the image alone
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Dyed Agate Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment