Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
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Synthetic Mineral Simulant
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Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
mineral
Faceted Quartz or Cubic Zirconia
SiO2 (Quartz) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Faceted Clear Gemstone (Likely Quartz or Cubic Zirconia)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Faceted Clear Quartz or Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) if Quartz or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) if Synthetic
gemstone
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (simulant) or Diamond
ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia) or C (Diamond)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz (faceted) / Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
C (Carbon) or ZrO2 (Zirconium Dioxide)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond (or synthetic simulant)
Cubic C (Carbon)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Ruby (Faceted)
Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)
gemstone
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC), though mostly synthetic
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
C (Carbon) or synthetic equivalent
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Crystallized Carbon (C) for Diamond; Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) for CZ
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Diamond or Cubic Zirconia
Carbon (diamond) or Zirconium dioxide (cubic zirconia)
gemstone
Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) Jewelry
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
mineral