Green Obsidian Slag Glass
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
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Green Obsidian Slag Glass
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
White sea glass (naturally frosted glass fragment)
Man-made silicate glass, typically soda-lime glass; not a mineral or rock
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate