Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
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Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
sedimentary (anthropogenic / man-made)
Diamond (or diamond simulant)
C
gemstone
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia ZrO2)
gemstone
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
gemstone
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made glass (often grouped with minerals in lapidary)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
mineral
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide
gemstone
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
gemstone
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
man-made silicate (anthropogenic glass)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
gemstone
Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Faceted Clear Quartz or Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) if Quartz or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) if Synthetic
gemstone
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
metamorphic
Cubic Zirconia (Set in Jewelry)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
igneous
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
sedimentary
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
metamorphic
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
sedimentary
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
sedimentary
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
mineral
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
mineraloid (synthetic)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)