Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
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Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Agate and millefiori glass jewelry
Agate: microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂); millefiori element appears to be man-made glass
Tumbled quartz (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Chalcedony (likely agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; agate is banded chalcedony
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Milky quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Banded Calcite (often commercially called Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Tumbled black obsidian (likely)
Volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic glass (SiO₂)
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Blue glassy fragment among beach gravel
Likely cobalt-blue man-made glass; not a natural mineral specimen
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Tumbled blue chalcedony (possibly blue agate)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony variety
Banded Calcite (often sold as Onyx or Mexican Onyx)
Calcite (CaCO3)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Yooperlite (Sodalite-rich Syenite)
Sodalite-bearing Syenite
Carved Stone Turtle
Mixed stone carving
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Blue chalcedony cabochon (likely)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline SiO₂; possibly blue agate or common opal, which cannot be distinguished confidently from the image
Honey calcite (rough fragment)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Polished stromatolite (likely fossilized microbial mat)
Fossil stromatolite; chiefly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly replacing carbonate
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Turquoise ring
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; the setting appears to be silver-colored metal
Turquoise-colored stone bead necklace
Likely turquoise (CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O), but the bead may be dyed or another blue-green stone
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Small dark pebble, likely basalt or iron-rich rock
Uncertain from image; possibly fine-grained basalt (mafic silicate rock)