Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Nickel coin (U.S. currency)
Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)
Likely industrial slag or weathered basalt
Basaltic rock; possibly iron-rich furnace slag (diagnosis uncertain from image)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
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
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Possible flint or slag fragment
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), or iron-rich industrial slag
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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)
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
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)
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Artificial Vitreous Silicate
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
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)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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).
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃