Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
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Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Faceted gemstone ring, likely smoky quartz or garnet in a metal setting
Not determinable from the photograph; possible quartz (SiO₂) or garnet-group silicate
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Blue glassy tumbled stone, likely blue chalcedony or slag glass
Chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), possibly man-made blue glass
Tumbled carnelian
Carnelian, a red-orange variety of chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Likely blue-green glassy slag or a weathered mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image does not show diagnostic features sufficient for a mineral identification
Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone
Hematite–goethite-rich material (Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)); possibly industrial iron slag
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
Sea Glass
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Polished carnelian agate
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), chalcedony variety; orange-red color commonly from iron oxides
Tumbled carnelian (reddish-orange chalcedony)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), colored by iron oxides