Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
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Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Ornamental ring with likely blue sapphire and diamonds
Blue corundum (sapphire), Al₂O₃; surrounding stones appear diamond, C, set in gold-colored metal
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
N/A - Non-Geological Item
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Native Silver
Silver (Ag)
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Blue cabochon ring stone, likely lapis lazuli or blue chalcedony
Uncertain from image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or cryptocrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Garnet-set butterfly brooch
Likely almandine or pyrope garnet, iron–aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ or Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Iron meteorite fragment
Fe-Ni meteorite, likely an iron meteorite or stony-iron fragment
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
Clear faceted gemstone in a gold-colored setting
Likely colorless quartz (rock crystal) or synthetic cubic zirconia; visual identification is inconclusive
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Beaded gemstone bracelet
Indeterminate; likely small polished mineral beads, possibly turquoise or dyed stone, with metal and glass components
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Gold (10K Alloy)
Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)