Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
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Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Ferrocoke or Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Likely weathered metallic mineral or slag fragment
Uncertain; possibly limonite/goethite-coated iron mineral, or industrial iron slag
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Ferro-silicate
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct