Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
sedimentary
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Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
sedimentary
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
gemstone
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
igneous
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
mineral
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineraloid
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
sedimentary
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)
metamorphic
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
man-made rock (sedimentary analogue)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral
mineral
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
mineral
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)
metamorphic
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
mineral
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Dyed or synthetic turquoise-blue glass-like specimen
Likely man-made colored glass or resin; exact identification requires testing
mineral
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
mineral
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
mineral
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Anthropogenic (Man-made material mimicking sedimentary rock)
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
mineral
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Mineral byproduct (Anthropogenic)
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)
Possible sea glass (naturally frosted glass), not a confirmed geological specimen
Man-made silicate glass; composition varies, commonly soda-lime glass
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Siliciclastic Concretion
sedimentary
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
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
fossil
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary