Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
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Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C)
Pyrite in Matrix
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Painted River Pebble (likely Basalt or Greywacke)
Aphanitic Lithic Clast with Anthropogenic Pigment coating
Asphalt (Aggregate)
Bituminous macadam / Concrete Aggregate
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Diamond in Kimberlite
Diamond (C in Kimberlite)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Possible industrial slag or basaltic volcanic glass
Likely iron-rich vitreous slag; natural alternative: basaltic glass (tachylite)
Quartz (Milky/River Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Carbon (C)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Blue glass-like bead or gemstone keychain ornament
Indeterminate; likely cobalt-blue glass or synthetic blue spinel, not identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Tiffany Stone
Bertrandite Fluorite (CaF2 + Be4Si2O7(OH)2)
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond (Colorless/White)
Carbon (C)
White drusy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), with a drusy coating of tiny crystals
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)