Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
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Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
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
Quartz crystal (likely clear quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Milky quartz (likely quartz crystal fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Polished white chalcedony or quartz pendant
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides