Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished yellow-green serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Heart-shaped faceted gemstone pendant
Likely yellow quartz (citrine) or synthetic yellow stone, set in metal with small clear accent stones
Tumbled milky chalcedony (likely common opalite-like quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly pale common opal, hydrated SiO₂·nH₂O
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Concretion (Sandstone)
Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous Conglomerate / Asphalt Concrete
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal)
Ferrous slag or Glassy silicate byproduct
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
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)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
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
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Likely smoky quartz pendant
Smoky quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), quartz variety colored by irradiation-related defects
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
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.
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Diamond
Carbon (C)