Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
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Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Black onyx or black agate bead bracelet
Microcrystalline quartz, chiefly chalcedony (SiO₂); commonly sold as black onyx, sometimes dyed black agate
Amber cabochon pendant
Amber (fossilized plant resin), chiefly polymerized diterpenoid resin
Jade-and-cabochon fruit cocktail ring
Likely nephrite or jadeite (jade) leaves with orange/cream chalcedony or other cabochons; identification from the image is uncertain
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Faceted clear gemstone in a gold-tone ring, likely colorless glass or cubic zirconia
Undetermined; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or glass (amorphous SiO₂)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Green sea glass (likely)
Man-made glass, likely soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
White cabochon gemstone, likely milky chalcedony or opalite
Chalcedony: microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; appearance may also indicate synthetic opalite glass
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Likely smoky quartz pendant
Smoky quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), quartz variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Red cabochon gemstone ring (likely ruby or red spinel; identity unconfirmed)
Possibly corundum (ruby, Al₂O₃) or spinel (MgAl₂O₄); visual identification alone cannot distinguish these from glass or synthetic stones.
Green cabochon gemstone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite jade—interlocking amphibole fibers, chiefly tremolite-actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Orgonite Pyramid (containing Amethyst and mixed minerals)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in synthetic resin
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Gemstone bead necklace (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; precise identification is uncertain because the beads are blurred and metal settings obscure them
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C)