Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
mineral
Category
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Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Fossilized coral with attached shell
Likely fossil coral (Scleractinia or Tabulata), with a bivalve or gastropod shell; exact identification requires microscopy
fossil
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Sandstone Concretion
Siliciclastic Concretion
sedimentary
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
sedimentary
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
fossil
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
mineral
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
igneous
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
mineral
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
mineral
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
metamorphic
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
mineraloid (man-made glass)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
mineral
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
mineral
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
igneous
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
gemstone
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
sedimentary
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
sedimentary
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
sedimentary