Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
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Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (likely flint)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Asphaltum / Bitumen-Aggregate Matrix
Chert (Arrowhead Fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (Wonderstone)
Arenite (composed primarily of SiO2 with Fe2O3 impurities)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Eroded Brick or Pumice-like Scoria
Vesicular Basalt / Scoria (Anthropogenic variant: Eroded Firebrick)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Engineer Quartz/Quartzite
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with binders)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
Chert (possibly a worked stone flake)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)