Emerald
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, colored green mainly by chromium and/or vanadium
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Emerald
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, colored green mainly by chromium and/or vanadium
Agate (Polished Sphere)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond ring (likely diamond with gold band)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C); band appears gold alloy
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Satin Spar (Selenite)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Green beryl gemstone (likely emerald or green beryl)
Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; green color from chromium/vanadium or iron
Blue Tiger's Eye
Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)
Polished ruby cabochon (likely synthetic or treated)
Corundum, aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), colored red by chromium
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass
Polished blue-black cabochon, likely blue obsidian or dyed glass-like stone
Indeterminate from image; possible natural obsidian (volcanic glass), commonly SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Amethyst ring
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂), likely set with diamond or other accent stones
Blue-green opal, likely polished common or synthetic opal
Opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O); identification from the image is uncertain
Clear quartz crystal sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Turquoise cabochon or turquoise-bearing material
Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate — CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Strawberry Quartz (or Sunstone / Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Lepidocrocite inclusions
Ruby
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium), Al2O3:Cr
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Clear-stone silver-tone teardrop earring
The stones may be colorless quartz or glass; the image does not allow reliable identification. Metal setting appears silver-tone.
Amethyst (Tumbled/Weathered Quartz)
Amethyst (SiO2 with iron impurities)
Pink Dyed Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic pigment
Strawberry Quartz (or Rose Quartz / Cherry Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lepidocrocite, Hematite, or Goethite inclusions
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Macrocrystalline Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz and Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Blue slag glass / industrial glass fragment
Artificial silicate glass, composition variable; likely copper- or cobalt-colored furnace slag
Colorless faceted gemstones, likely quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Likely weathered pebble or mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz-rich stone, iron-stained feldspar, or a small chert fragment
Basalt Arrowhead (worked stone)
Aphanitic mafic volcanic rock (Basalt)
Clear gemstone earring (likely cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia (synthetic zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); identification from the image is uncertain
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Blue chalcedony or dyed agate (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; color may be enhanced by dye or coating
Labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar; approximately (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈
Ametrine
Ametrine (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with trace amounts of Iron)
Pink faceted gemstone, likely synthetic cubic zirconia or pink sapphire
Uncertain from image; possible zirconium dioxide (cubic zirconia, ZrO₂) or corundum (pink sapphire, Al₂O₃)