Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
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Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Synthetic/Man-made object
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
sedimentary
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
gemstone
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
gemstone
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
igneous
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
not a rock
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
gemstone
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
N/A
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
sedimentary
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
metamorphic
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct
igneous
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
gemstone
Slag Glass
Silicon dioxide with impurities
mineral
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
sedimentary
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
sedimentary (imitation)
Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)
Anthropogenic silicate byproduct (Slag)
Mineral-like byproduct (often mistaken for igneous rock or meteorite)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
igneous or metamorphic (base stone); anthropogenic (decoration)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
mineral
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Anthropogenic Heat Source (Electronic/Industrial Interface)
Thermal IR emission (Electronic infrastructure)
not a rock or mineral
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)