Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
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Man Made Metamorphic Style Composite
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Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
gemstone
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Mineraloid-like Synthetic Material
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
anthropogenic sedimentary (technolith)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
mineral
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
mineral
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
sedimentary (artificial)
Chert Arrowhead (Jasper)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), tentative identification
mineral
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Synthetic (Ceramic)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid
Slag
Glassy silicate byproduct (anthropogenic material)
industrial byproduct
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
mineral
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Synthetic (Man-made material mimicking natural stone)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
sedimentary
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
sedimentary
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic/man-made)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
igneous
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
mineral
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
sedimentary
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
man-made glass
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
sedimentary
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
gemstone
Decorative gemstone-chip jewelry (likely turquoise, coral, and assorted beads)
Predominantly turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; other pieces appear to be dyed coral or red stone, and possibly shell/metal components
gemstone
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral