Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Possible tektite or iron-rich slag-like natural specimen
Uncertain; possibly natural glass (tektite) or magnetite-rich rock
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Asphalt concrete
Anthropogenic conglomerate