Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
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Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
glass
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
mineral (treated)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineraloid
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
mineral (man-made glass)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
igneous
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
mineral
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
mineral
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
gemstone
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
mineral
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Anticrystalline / Synthetic Alloy
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
mineral
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
not a rock
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
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
anthropogenic (human-made) sedimentary-like material
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
industrial byproduct
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Synthetic Glass (Man-made)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
gemstone
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
sedimentary
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
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
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
gemstone
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
gemstone