Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
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Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)
Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Small brown mineral/rock fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron-oxide-stained quartz, jasper, or a weathered ironstone fragment
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Polished blue glassy mineral specimen, likely sodalite or blue aventurine
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), though dyed quartzite or blue glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium