Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)
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Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)
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Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
mineralogical simulant
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Simulated opal
gemstone
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
mineral
Blue goldstone (man-made glass)
Copper-bearing aventurine glass; synthetic silicate glass
mineral
N/A - Non-Geological Item
not a rock/mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite is a trade name for opalescent glass, not a natural mineral; composition is typically silica glass with additives
mineral
Opalite
Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide glass
gemstone
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant
gemstone
Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone
Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia
gemstone
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
mineral
Opalite
Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide
gemstone
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
mineral
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
man-made glass / industrial byproduct
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
gemstone