Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
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Man Made Glass (Not A Natural Rock Or Mineral)
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Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
not a natural rock
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
igneous
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
man-made
Tektite
Natural impact glass
meteorite
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
gemstone
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
mineral
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
mineral
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Rough Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
sedimentary
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
gemstone
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
mineral-like byproduct
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
sedimentary
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
mineral
Diamond
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Tektite
Impactite (Natural Silicate Glass)
meteorite
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
sedimentary
Goldstone
Avventurina (Cu + SiO2 glass)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
sedimentary
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
sedimentary
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Synthetic / Composite Material