Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
mineral
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Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (man-made)
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic/Man-made rock)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
mineral
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
sedimentary (base), then artificial
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Cherry Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron-rich inclusions/dye)
mineral
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Anthropogenic (Man-made material)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
tektite
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
mineral
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
metamorphic
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral