Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
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Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia simulant)
Carbon (C) - Diamond / Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) - CZ
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
ABS Plastic (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
(C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z
N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)
Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate 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
Green gemstone ring (likely synthetic or imitation emerald)
Possibly emerald, beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈); the photo cannot confirm the center stone’s identity or whether it is natural.
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Diamond ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), set in a gold-colored metal ring
Diamond (likely) in an antique gold ring
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass