Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
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Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
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
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
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
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)