Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
sedimentary
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Man Made Mineral Simulant (Glass)
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Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
sedimentary
Diamond (or diamond simulant)
C
gemstone
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
mineral
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Anthropogenic (Man-made material mimicking sedimentary rock)
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
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
glass
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
mineral
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Synthetic material (Not a rock or mineral)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Goldstone
Not a natural mineral or rock. It is an ornamental glass.
Manufactured Glass (Simulant)
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Synthetic Glass
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
mineral
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
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.)
Combined Minerals / Metaphysical stones
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
man-made glass
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Anthropgenic (Industrial Byproduct)
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
mineral
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
gemstone
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
mineral
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
sedimentary
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
mineraloid