Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
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Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Goldstone beads (likely brown goldstone)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral. Often sold as “aventurine glass.”
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Blue Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) with cobalt colorants
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Blue obsidian-like volcanic glass
Volcanic glass, chiefly silica-rich amorphous material (composition uncertain)
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue glassy-looking specimen, possibly dyed or coated mineral
Not identifiable from the photograph; possibilities include dyed quartz or glassy slag, but composition cannot be established visually.
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Red goldstone beads
Goldstone (man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests