Slag
Anthropogenic silicate slag
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Slag
Anthropogenic silicate slag
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Red-orange sunstone (likely aventurine feldspar) bead bracelet
Feldspar, commonly oligoclase or labradorite with copper inclusions; composition varies by source
Granodiorite / Granite (Weathered)
Granodiorite
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Blue quartzite or blue aventurine glass-like aggregate
Quartzite, predominantly SiO₂ (identification uncertain from image)
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Sea Glass
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with metallic copper
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Blue goldstone (man-made glass)
Copper-bearing aventurine glass; synthetic silicate glass
Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)