Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
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Man Made Metamorphic Style Composite
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Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Picasso Jasper (Picasso Stone)
Metamorphosed Calcium Carbonate (Silicified Limestone)
sedimentary
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
metamorphic
Picasso Stone
Metamorphic Limestone (Marble)
metamorphic
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
igneous
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
metamorphic
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Synthetic/Man-made object
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
sedimentary
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
mineral
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
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
igneous
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Anthropogenic (Man-made product subject to geological processes)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
metamorphic
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
igneous
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Unakite
Unakite (Altered Granite composed of Orthoclase KAlSi3O8, Epidote Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH), and Quartz SiO2)
metamorphic
Carved Sea Turtle Figurine (Aventurine / Quartz / Jasper)
Quartz variety (SiO2) / Polycrystalline Quartz Aggregate
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
man-made glass
Ruby in Fuchsite (Composite/Stabilized)
Corundum (Al2O3) in Chromium-rich Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
mineraloid / industrial byproduct
Graphite
Graphite (Native Carbon, C)
metamorphic
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
mineral
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
mineral
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Synthetic Glass (Often categorized as a simulated mineral)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
metamorphic
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
igneous
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Polished tiger iron
Tiger iron; interlayered hematite, jasper, and crocidolite-quartz (often riebeckite)
metamorphic