Iridescent coated quartz (likely synthetic/display gemstone)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely faceted and surface-coated; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
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Iridescent coated quartz (likely synthetic/display gemstone)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely faceted and surface-coated; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Ruby (Pink to Red Corundum)
Al2O3 (Corundum with Chromium impurities)
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
Painted Rock
Weathered Sedimentary Rock (Painted)
Painted River Rock
Painted Quartzite or Smooth Siltstone
Ruby / Red Corundum
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium trace)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Ruby / Red Tourmaline
Corundum (Al2O3) or Elbaite (Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); visual confirmation is unavailable
Ruby (Corundum)
Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) with Chromium traces
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Tumbled turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Larimar
Pectolite (NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominant metamorphic rock, Na8[Al6Si6O24]n(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
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)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Dyed Alum or Dyed Quartz (Ornamental Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Potassium Alum [KAl(SO4)2·12H2O]
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Lapis Lazuli (Tumbled Stone)
Na6Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4,S,Cl)2 (predominantly Lazurite)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-dominated metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl)2)
Green cabochon gemstone pendant, likely turquoise or dyed green turquoise
Probably turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; exact identification requires testing
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)