Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
mineral
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Acrylic or Resin (Synthetic Imitation)
Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) or Polyepoxide
Synthetic/Man-made Polymer
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Carved Stone Turtle
Carved Soapstone and Quartz
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
igneous
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
sedimentary
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
sedimentary
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Man-made Material / Glass
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
metamorphic
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
gemstone
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (man-made)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Synthetic (not a rock or mineral)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
sedimentary