Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
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Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Asphalt aggregate
Human-made bituminous asphalt containing crushed silicate rock aggregate
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Build-A-Bear Plush (Non-Geological)
Polyester fibers (C10H8O4)n and Synthetic Polymers
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Asphalt concrete
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Shale (Ferruginous)
Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix