Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Category
Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)
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Blue Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate - ZrSiO4)
gemstone
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Moissanite (SiC)
mineral
Clear Quartz (faceted) / Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
mineral
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant
gemstone
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Colorless faceted gemstone (most likely synthetic cubic zirconia)
Cubic zirconia, ZrO₂ (likely synthetic); natural alternatives include quartz or diamond
gemstone
Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Green Agate
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
mineral
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely cubic zirconia
Cubic zirconia (synthetic ZrO₂), possibly glass or quartz
gemstone
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Mineral
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineraloid
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
mineral
Yellow jasper or polished yellow chalcedony
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, likely iron-stained jasper/chalcedony
mineral
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
man-made
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
metamorphic
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Manufactured Glass
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
gemstone
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
C (Carbon) or ZrO2 (Zirconium Dioxide)
gemstone
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant like Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) - if Diamond; Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - if Cubic Zirconia
mineral
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
gemstone
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Metamorphic (modified)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
man-made glass
Cubic Zirconia (in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
sedimentary (imitation)
Colorless Gemstone (possibly Diamond or Cubic Zirconia)
C (Diamond) or ZrO2 (Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone