Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
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Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Obsidian (likely black volcanic glass)
Obsidian; primarily amorphous volcanic silica glass, approximately SiO₂-rich rhyolitic composition
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
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).
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite; amorphous silica glass, not a natural mineral
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar