Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper particles
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Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper particles
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Blue Sandstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)
Goldstone
Man-made glass containing cuprous oxide
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Small black stone fragment (possibly obsidian)
Unidentified dark rock; obsidian is volcanic glass (composition typically rhyolitic)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Blue Diamond
Carbon with Boron impurities (C)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Blue opalescent glass-like gemstone (possibly imitation opalite)
Likely man-made opalite glass; composition varies, typically silica-based glass
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Polished blue glassy mineral specimen, likely sodalite or blue aventurine
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), though dyed quartzite or blue glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)