Man Made Glass (Often Grouped With Minerals In Lapidary)

Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)

Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic

Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)

Amorphous Solid (SiO2)

Carved serpentine pendant

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly mixed with chlorite or other inclusions

Chalcedony on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen

Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing

Stainless Steel (Polished)

Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)

Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon

Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine glass

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye

White pebble, likely quartz or calcite

Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Slag Glass (Cullet)

Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides

Aura Quartz

Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Titanium Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium

Dyed Crackle Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye

Polished gemstone tower assortment

Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group inclusions

Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)

Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)

Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation

Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored

Chert (Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Malachite

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

Asphalt Chunk

Asphalt concrete

Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)

Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia

Milky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chlorite group minerals

Tumbled green glassy mineral, possibly aventurine or fluorite

Uncertain; likely quartz variety (aventurine quartz, SiO₂) or green fluorite (CaF₂)

Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)

Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)

Polished greenstone/serpentine pebble (probable)

Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile); possible accessory olivine or chlorite

Rainbow Hematite Ring

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating

Orthoclase Feldspar (Sunstone variety)

KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)

Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)

Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown

Unidentifiable Rock Fragment

Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)

Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides

Brick fragment (Man-made material)

N/A (Fired clay)

Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone

Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia

Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)

Moonstone (specifically Rainbow Moonstone / White Labradorite)

White Labradorite (Feldspar Group: (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8)

Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)

Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)