Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
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Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Red coral beads (likely dyed or treated coral)
Corallium spp. (precious coral; calcium-carbonate skeleton, chiefly calcite)
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished blue calcite sphere (tentative identification)
Calcite, CaCO₃; blue color generally results from trace impurities or inclusions
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Amorphous Vitreous Silicate
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (Anthropogenic)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Quartz pebble in concrete
Quartz (SiO₂), embedded in Portland-cement concrete
Coquina
Coquina (Bioclastic Limestone)
Crushed Granite and Quartz Gravel
Composite Igneous and Silicate Rock Aggregate
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled lavender quartz (likely lepidolite-bearing quartz or dyed quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; possible lepidolite mica inclusions
Dyed, polished stone beads (likely assorted agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony; exact stones cannot be determined from the image)
White sea glass (naturally frosted glass fragment)
Man-made silicate glass, typically soda-lime glass; not a mineral or rock
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Likely marble (calcite-rich metamorphic rock)
Calcite marble, composed mainly of calcite (CaCO₃); identification is provisional from the image
Citrine Quartz / Yellow Quartz Pebbles
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crushed Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Concrete aggregate surface
Human-made cementitious composite; primarily calcium-silicate-hydrate cement with mixed silicate aggregate
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Dyed Howlite (simulating Lavender/Purple Jade or Charoite)
Howlite: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (when natural)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant
Yellow cabochon gemstone, likely citrine or yellow glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), if natural citrine; visual evidence is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or resin
Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Lava Rock (Dyed)
Basalt / Volcanic scoria
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones