Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
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Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silver (Jewelry form)
Native Silver (Ag)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
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).
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)