Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
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Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Faceted glass-like gemstone object
Likely synthetic glass or cubic zirconia; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
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.)
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Polished black stone egg, probably black obsidian
Obsidian, a natural volcanic glass; composition primarily silica-rich glass (approximately SiO₂), with variable iron and other trace elements
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Likely gold-colored metal ring with a possible gemstone
Uncertain; possibly gold alloy (Au) with a small quartz or glass-like setting
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Decorative gemstone-chip jewelry (likely turquoise, coral, and assorted beads)
Predominantly turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; other pieces appear to be dyed coral or red stone, and possibly shell/metal components
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)