Native Gold Flake
Gold (Au)
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Native Gold Flake
Gold (Au)
Celestine (Celestite)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Copper Ore
Native Copper (Cu) often found with Chalcocite (Cu2S) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Diamond (in a jewelry setting)
Carbon (C)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Silver (Jewelry form)
Native Silver (Ag)
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy in specimen
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
Chakra Stone Tower (Composite Multi-Mineral)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide composite (SiO2) with various inclusions
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Banded agate pendant (likely carnelian or brown-and-white chalcedony agate)
Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony; microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloration
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Nickel
Nickel (Ni)
Likely blue glass or synthetic gemstone jewelry
Uncertain; possibly synthetic spinel, cubic zirconia, or blue glass
Iron Meteorite
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (primarily composed of kamacite and taenite alloys)