Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
mineral
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Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)
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Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
industrial byproduct
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
mineral
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
tektite
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
mineral
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
mineral
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
mineral
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
sedimentary (artificial)
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Mineral (synthetic) and Metal (precious/base)
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
mineral
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Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
gemstone
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
mineral
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Bituminous conglomerate
sedimentary
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
gemstone
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
sedimentary (anthropogenic)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
mineraloid
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
gemstone
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
glass
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
metamorphic
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
Synthetic Polymer (Synthetic Material)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
mineral (impactite)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
mineraloid (man-made glass)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (man-made)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
sedimentary (artificial)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
mineral
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
mineral