Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Category
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Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Crackle Glass (Simulated Gemstone)
Amorphous Solid (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Porcelain (Stoneware Ceramic)
Mullite / Silica-glass composite (Al6Si2O13)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Carved serpentine pendant
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly mixed with chlorite or other inclusions
Dyed blue howlite (turquoise imitation), possibly dyed magnesite
Howlite: Ca₂B₅SiO₉(OH)₅; the vivid blue color is artificial dye. Exact identification is uncertain from the photograph alone.
Granite
Granite (a common rock type, not a single mineral with a formula. Composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica/amphibole).
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Polished amethyst bead fragments
Amethyst, purple quartz (SiO₂)
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
Brecciated jasper (likely red-and-cream jasper)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz; primarily cryptocrystalline SiO₂ with iron-oxide staining and possible chalcedony/quartz veining
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Mixed polished gemstone and mineral collection
Primarily quartz varieties (SiO₂), plus probable aventurine, rose quartz, amethyst, agate, jasper, serpentine, feldspar, and possibly dyed or man-made glass pieces
Carnelian
Chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz), SiO2
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock type, not a single mineral, composed primarily of lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)
Red Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic glass)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Chert (Jasper Variant likely)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amber (Copal)
Organic gemstone, fossilized tree resin (often immature amber or copal)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Cobalt/Copper)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Porcelain (Kaolin-based)
Alumina silicate ceramic (composed primarily of Kaolinite: Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Blue Slag Glass
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Fossiliferous Limestone
Limestone (composed primarily of calcite with included fossils CaCO3)