Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
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Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Chert Arrowhead
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
Polished blue calcite sphere (tentative identification)
Calcite, CaCO₃; blue color generally results from trace impurities or inclusions
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)