Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Polished blue glassy mineral specimen, likely sodalite or blue aventurine
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), though dyed quartzite or blue glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with metallic copper
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline-to-massive variety
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Blue Sandstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Goldstone
Man-made glass containing cuprous oxide
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper particles
Opalite-style glass pendant
Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)
Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral