Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
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Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or included quartz
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), tentative identification
Green sea glass (likely)
Man-made glass, likely soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Tumbled milky chalcedony (likely common opalite-like quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly pale common opal, hydrated SiO₂·nH₂O
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone fragments
Probably hematite–goethite material; possibly industrial iron slag (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH))
Likely clear quartz crystal or glass-like gemstone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the strongly magenta-lit image
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Orange glassy slag (industrial by-product)
Iron-rich silicate glass; composition varies, commonly Fe–Ca–Al silicate
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Jasper (Multi-colored) / Sea Glass Slag
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities of Iron Oxide
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian; volcanic glass, typically rhyolitic composition (SiO₂-rich)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Bituminous Coal
Coal (Organically derived sedimentary rock)
Dark polished stone, likely basalt or slag-like volcanic rock
Probable fine-grained basalt; exact identification requires testing
Engineered Quartz Stone
Agglomerated Quartz (SiO2 + Polymer Resin)
Tumbled black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)
Blue glassy fragment among beach gravel
Likely cobalt-blue man-made glass; not a natural mineral specimen
Likely weathered iron-rich rock or slag fragment
Indeterminate; possibly limonite/goethite-bearing rock (FeO(OH)·nH₂O) or industrial iron slag
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (in jewelry setting)
Diamond (C - Carbon)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass