Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
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Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Mineral (Man-made glass)
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Anthropogenic (Man-made material)
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Man-made material (metal)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Man-made Material / Glass
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Man-made material (constructed)
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Antropogenic (Man-made material)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Synthetic/Man-made Material
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Man-made material (simulant/artifact)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Man-made material (Simulated Mineral)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')
Sea Glass (Kelly Green)
Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)
Anthropogenic specimen (Man-made material)
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Mineral
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.
Man-made Material (jewelry, metal alloy)
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)
Sea Glass (Turquoise/Aqua)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with transition metal dopants
Anthropogenic (Man-made material processed by nature)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide impurities
Man-made material (Anthro-lithic product)
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Synthetic (Man-made material mimicking natural stone)
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
mineral
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
gemstone
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
sedimentary (man-made conglomerate)
Synthetic Resin Charm (Seal Shape)
Polymer Resin with plastic glitter / Polyethylene terephthalate glitters
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
mineraloid
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Mineral description (Anthropogenic material)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
sedimentary
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
sedimentary
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
gemstone
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)
industrial byproduct