Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
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Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (composed primarily of CaCO3)
Crackled Quartz (Blue Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with anthropogenic dye
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite, CaCO3)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Oxide inclusions
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Slag
Anthropogenic silicate slag
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Limestone
Calcareous sedimentary rock (CaCO3)
Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification