Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Category
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Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
gemstone
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
gemstone
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
sedimentary
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
mineral
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
igneous
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Man-made material (metal)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
sedimentary
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic