Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin
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Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin
Garden Quartz (Lodalite)
Silicon Dioxide with various mineral inclusions (SiO2)
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂); possibly synthetic quartz or glass imitation
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Quartz geode or druzy quartz specimen
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely microcrystalline/drusy quartz coating a host rock
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Colorless faceted gemstone (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (synthetic zirconium dioxide); possibly synthetic glass or lab-grown diamond
Pearls
Pearl: biomineralized aragonite (CaCO₃) and conchiolin
Bauxite
Bauxite (principal ore of aluminum, primarily Al(OH)3)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Pink/red faceted gemstone, likely synthetic ruby or pink sapphire
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃); likely lab-grown or treated material
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled)
Lazurite-dominated contact metamorphic rock
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant Metamorphic Rock (complex aluminosilicate)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Specimen)
Lapis Lazuli (Aggregate rock containing Lazurite: (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Bauxite
AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Bauxite
Aluminium ore (Hydrated aluminium oxides AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Bornite (“peacock ore”), likely weathered copper sulfide
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄; possibly chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, with iridescent tarnish
Pink Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3 with trace Chromium and Iron)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Gemstone Ring
Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (Lazulite-rich Metamorphic Rock)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Blue Sapphire (likely costume glass imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron/titanium impurities
Bauxite
Bauxite (Al(OH)3, AlO(OH))
Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz)
Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic