Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
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Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Rose Quartz and Cherry Quartz (Dyed Glass/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions/dye
Unidentified gray metallic object
Not determinable from the image; likely a metal screw or manufactured fastener rather than geological material
Goldstone beads (likely brown goldstone)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral. Often sold as “aventurine glass.”
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide
Opalite
Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Blue opalescent glass-like gemstone (possibly imitation opalite)
Likely man-made opalite glass; composition varies, typically silica-based glass
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Small black stone fragment (possibly obsidian)
Unidentified dark rock; obsidian is volcanic glass (composition typically rhyolitic)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)