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Each one can produce a stone. A kidney stone is a solid mass made up of tiny crystals from the minerals calcium, oxalate and uric acid. Gallstones are hard, pebble-like cholesterol or pigment deposits that form inside the gallbladder. They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball.
Renal Calculi (Kidney Stones). A stone that develops from crystals that form in urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney, in the renal pelvis, or in the ureters.Kidney stones include calcium oxalate stones, cystine stones, struvite stones, and uric acid stones.hey can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball, although stones that big are rare. If a kidney stone is small enough, it can move or pass through your urinary tract and out of your body on its own. If the stone is too large, however, it could get stuck in your kidney or ureter.