Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
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Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Iron-rich slag or ironstone; appearance is not diagnostic
Likely iron-oxide-rich material (hematite, Fe₂O₃, and/or magnetite, Fe₃O₄); possibly smelting slag
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Iron Slag
Ferrous slag (primarily silicates and oxides of calcium, iron, and magnesium)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)