Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
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Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Cultured Marble (Synthetic)
Polymer-matrix composite (typically calcium carbonate in polyester resin)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)