Dyed Quartz (imitating Emerald/Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
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Dyed Quartz (imitating Emerald/Green Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Amazonite
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Aluminum Silicate)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous SiO2)
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide) - Cu2CO3(OH)2
Chert (Flint)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Amethyst
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fe3+ impurities
Pyrulite (Pyrite / Chalcopyrite)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) or Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Synthetic Blue Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Infusion
Sea Glass (Kelly Green)
Amorphous Silica (Silicon Dioxide with Iron/Chromium additives)
Ferrochrome Slag
Industrial Glassy Slag (Fe-Cr alloy byproduct)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chert (Tan/Brown variety)
Chert (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert (Nodule)
Chert (SiO2)
Amber
Succinite (Carbon-based organic compound; approximate formula C10H16O)
Chert (specifically Jasper or Flint variety)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Coquina
Biogenic Limestone (Calcite/Aragonite base, CaCO3)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (and/or Flint)
Chert (Cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz, SiO2)
Chert (and Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically White Chert or Novaculite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO₂)
Rose Gold (Copper-Gold Alloy)
Aurum-Cuprum Alloy (Au-Cu)
Clear Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flinty variety)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chalk
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Chert (and associated river cobbles)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Calcite (often commercially sold as 'Mexican Onyx' or 'Honey Onyx')
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Amethyst
Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 + Fe4+ impurities)
Garnet Beads
Garnet Group (complex nesosilicates, e.g., Almandine Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Angel Aura Quartz (Treated Clear Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Vaporized Silver and Platinum
Chert (variations include Flint)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Not a rock
Not a rock
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag