Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Gemstone bead necklace (likely citrine or yellow quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; precise identification is uncertain because the beads are blurred and metal settings obscure them
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Blue chalcedony (likely dyed or treated)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony)
Diamond (in Jewelry Setting)
Carbon (C)
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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.
Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag
Aura Quartz / Rainbow Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)
Carbon (C)
Gemstone jewelry ensemble
Likely mixed gemstone and glass-bead jewelry; exact stones cannot be determined from the image
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
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Faceted transparent gemstone pendant
Uncertain from image; likely faceted quartz (SiO₂), cubic zirconia (ZrO₂), or glass imitation
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Lapis lazuli bead bracelet
Lapis lazuli, chiefly lazurite (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S); commonly with calcite and pyrite
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
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)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Malaysian 50 Sen Coin
Coinage (specific alloy unknown without metallurgical analysis, but typically brass or bronze for this denomination and era)
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)