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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.
Kidney stones are composed of crystals that usually form in the kidneys or ureters (the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder); most are very small but some can be as big as a golf ball. Most small stones cause intense flank and pelvic pain as they irritate the ureters as they pass through them.idney stones are composed of crystals that usually form in the kidneys or ureters (the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder); most are very small but some can be as big as a golf ball. Most small stones cause intense flank and pelvic pain as they irritate the ureters as they pass through them.