Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
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Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Synthetic Zinc/Polycarbonate Composite (Bey-specimen)
Zinc Alloy (Zamak 3) with Polycarbonate (C15H16O2)n Overlay
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Likely smoky quartz pendant
Smoky quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), quartz variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Iron meteorite (probable)
Iron–nickel meteorite, mainly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Beaded blue-and-green gemstone jewelry
Likely dyed or treated chalcedony/agate and green aventurine or glass-like stone; exact identification requires testing
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Lapis lazuli and green-blue chalcedony jewelry
Lapis lazuli: lazurite-bearing metamorphic rock, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Al₃Si₃O₁₂)S) with calcite and pyrite; second stone: likely chrysoprase or green-blue chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Gemstone bead necklace (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; precise identification is uncertain because the beads are blurred and metal settings obscure them
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)
Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Silver (S925)
Native Silver (Ag)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)