Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
gemstone
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Man Made Glass Mineral Simulant
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Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
sedimentary
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
igneous
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Mineral equivalent / Metal Alloy
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
man-made glass
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
mineral
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (synthetic)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Technogenic / Anthropogenic Pavement Material
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
mineral
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Mineraloid (Anthropogenic/Man-made rock)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
gemstone
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)
metamorphic
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
man-made glass
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
mineral