Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
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Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Mounted faceted gemstone ring
Likely diamond (carbon, C), though the image is insufficient for definitive identification
Native silver fragment (probable)
Silver, Ag; possibly silver-bearing sulfide or plated metal
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Red cabochon gemstone ring
The stone may be carnelian (orange-red chalcedony, SiO₂); the image is insufficient to identify it reliably.
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
White sea glass (naturally frosted glass fragment)
Man-made silicate glass, typically soda-lime glass; not a mineral or rock
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Undetermined; possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond ring
Diamond (crystalline carbon, C) set in a metal ring; the small stones appear diamond-like but cannot be confirmed from the image.
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
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
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
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
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Tumbled chalcedony pendant (likely agate)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); the pale bands suggest agate
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron meteorite fragment
Fe-Ni meteorite, likely an iron meteorite or stony-iron fragment
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue topaz-style pendant (stone identity uncertain)
Possibly blue topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂); the image cannot confirm whether the stone is natural or synthetic
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Diamond
Carbon (C)