Painted River Rock
Painted Quartzite or Smooth Siltstone
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Painted River Rock
Painted Quartzite or Smooth Siltstone
Ruby / Red Corundum
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium trace)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Faceted purple-blue beads, likely synthetic glass or treated gemstone
Indeterminate; possible synthetic corundum, synthetic spinel, or dyed quartz (SiO₂)
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Rhinestone (or glass crystal)
Silicon dioxide (if glass) / Various
Ruby / Red Tourmaline
Corundum (Al2O3) or Elbaite (Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Amber
Succinate (Fossilized Tree Resin)
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant metamorphic rock, Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Ruby (or potential synthetic/imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Diamond
Natural Diamond (Carbon, C)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
C (Carbon) or synthetic equivalent
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Iridescent polished gemstone, likely opal
Common or precious opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O), possibly synthetic or glass imitation
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Amber (Rough)
Amber (Fossilized Tree Resin, succinite)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (C10H16O)
Amber
Succiniferous fossil resin (C10H16O)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominated metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (predominantly Lazurite)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)