Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
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Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C)
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Metal Alloy (Jewelry)
Not a naturally occurring rock or mineral; likely a metal alloy for jewelry. Possible compositions include sterling silver (92.5% silver, 7.5% copper), or other silver/gold alloys.
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
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)
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Faceted transparent gemstone pendant
Uncertain from image; likely faceted quartz (SiO₂), cubic zirconia (ZrO₂), or glass imitation
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Lapis lazuli bead bracelet
Lapis lazuli, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S); commonly with calcite and pyrite
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with metallic copper
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Blue Sandstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Goldstone
Man-made glass containing cuprous oxide