Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
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Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
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
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Cat's Eye
Chatoyant Quartz or Fiber-optic Glass
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica-rich glass)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely chromium-bearing fluorite (tentative)
Fluorite, CaF₂, possibly green fluorite; identification uncertain from image
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
Tumbled amber-brown quartz (probable smoky quartz or carnelian)
Quartz, SiO₂; color may reflect iron impurities or irradiation
Tumbled mahogany obsidian
Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic silica (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2
Borosilicate Glass (Manufactured)
SiO2 + B2O3 (Silicon dioxide and Boron trioxide)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Human-processed soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz with Mica (Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica (with Schist)
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass