Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
igneous
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Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
gemstone
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Man-made material (constructed)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
Carved Stone Turtle
Carved Soapstone and Quartz
mineral
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
gemstone
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
gemstone
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
gemstone
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
man-made
Asphalt Conglomerate
Artificial Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
igneous
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
sedimentary
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Synthetic (glass)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
mineral
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Chert (specifically Flint or Nodular Chert)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
sedimentary
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
mineral
Chert (Jasper variation)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Ferro-Manganese Slag
Vitreous Silicate Slag
Anthropogenic (Industrial byproduct)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glass Slag
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock-like material)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
sedimentary
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact