Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
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Cullet Glass (Industrial Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Green glassy slag or manufactured glass bead
Noncrystalline silicate glass; likely industrial glass/slag, not a true mineral
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Likely clear quartz fragment
Quartz (SiO₂)
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Sea glass (likely green bottle glass)
Human-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or geological rock
Sea glass (likely pale blue glass)
Human-made silicate glass, likely soda-lime glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Mica flakes (Muscovite)
Muscovite mica (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Tumbled blue glass-like specimen, possibly dyed chalcedony or synthetic glass
Uncertain; possible dyed quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), but appearance strongly suggests cobalt-blue glass
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or quartz
Uncertain; possibly quartz (SiO₂), but the strong uniform brilliance and apparent molded/faceted form may indicate leaded glass or cubic zirconia
Green sea glass or green glass-like tumbled material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely anthropogenic soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Sea Glass (Frosted Quartz/Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Muscovite
Muscovite mica, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; predominantly silica-rich, non-crystalline silicate glass
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Muscovite
Muscovite mica, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass