Weathered dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich basalt, slag, or a sulfide-bearing mineral
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Weathered dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich basalt, slag, or a sulfide-bearing mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Unidentified gray stone/concrete-like fragment
Indeterminate; likely a fine-grained carbonate or cementitious geological fragment
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Likely beach-worn glass and a pebble
The brown piece appears to be weathered glass (amorphous SiO₂-rich material); the pale piece is likely a small quartz-rich stone, possibly milky quartz.
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)