Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
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Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
glass
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
not a rock
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
gemstone
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Mineral (Synthetic / Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
mineral
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
mineral
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
gemstone
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
mineraloid (man-made glass)
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone