Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Category
Man Made Glass (Not A Natural Rock Or Mineral)
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Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
sedimentary
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
igneous
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
glass
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
mineral
Cherry Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron-rich inclusions/dye)
mineral
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Synthetic Glass (Often categorized as a simulated mineral)
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
mineral
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
igneous
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
mineral
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
sedimentary (artificial)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
mineral
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
mineral
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
sedimentary
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
mineral
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or included quartz
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary