Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
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Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
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
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)