Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
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Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Diamond Plate (Steel)
Alloyed Carbon Steel or Aluminum with 'Durbar' pattern
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Dark green cabochon gemstone ring
Unknown; possibly green onyx (cryptocrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or another green gem
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Dyed Agate / Painted Stone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Silver (Jewelry form)
Native Silver (Ag)
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)