Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
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Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
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).
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Likely blue-green glassy slag or a weathered mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image does not show diagnostic features sufficient for a mineral identification
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Carved opalite pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
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)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
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
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
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