Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Undetermined; possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch
Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Iron meteorite fragment
Fe-Ni meteorite, likely an iron meteorite or stony-iron fragment
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)