Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
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Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Obsidian (likely snowflake or banded variety)
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests