Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
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Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline-to-massive variety
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Blue glassy fragment among beach gravel
Likely cobalt-blue man-made glass; not a natural mineral specimen
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)