Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
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Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Slag Glass / Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Glass
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Eroded Brick or Pumice-like Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (Anthropogenic variant: Eroded Firebrick)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Green sea glass (likely)
Man-made glass, likely soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate material
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Chert (Arrowhead Shard)
Microcrystalline silica (SiO2)
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)