Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral
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Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Ferrochrome Slag
Calcium-Aluminium-Magnesium Silicate Slag
Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag
Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Diamond ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C)
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Carnelian cabochon
Orange-red variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz), SiO₂
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Pavement)
Aggregates in Bitumen Matrix
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Silver (Sterling Silver)
Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu); Formula: Ag+Cu
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline-to-massive variety
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Black onyx bead necklace
Black chalcedony, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂); beads may be dyed or treated
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry
Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Green cabochon gemstone, likely aventurine or dyed chalcedony
Indeterminate from image; possible quartz variety (SiO₂), including aventurine quartz or chalcedony
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (carbon, C) in a gold-alloy setting; the stone may be a diamond or a diamond simulant
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Faceted gemstone in a jewelry setting
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz, cubic zirconia, or another transparent faceted stone