Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
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Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Black beaded bracelet, likely black onyx or glass
Possibly chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); the beads may instead be man-made glass
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pearl
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) - mainly Aragonite with Conchiolin
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Pearl
Aragonite / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur