Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
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Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
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).
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Polished blue glassy mineral specimen, likely sodalite or blue aventurine
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), though dyed quartzite or blue glass cannot be excluded from the photograph