Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
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Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Diamond (or diamond simulant)
C
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (carbon, C) in a gold alloy setting; the clear center stone may be a diamond or a diamond simulant
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Chert Arrowhead (Projectile Point)
Microcrystalline Quartz (Chert or Flint)
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Diamond-set gold ring
Diamond (carbon, C) in a gold-alloy setting; the stone may be a diamond or a diamond simulant
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Blue glassy mineral specimen, possibly dyed or synthetic
Uncertain; possible blue fluorite (CaF₂), dyed chalcedony, or man-made glass