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Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Black glassy fragment, likely obsidian or industrial glass
Volcanic glass (obsidian), chiefly amorphous SiO₂; identification uncertain from image
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Likely blue-green glassy slag or a weathered mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image does not show diagnostic features sufficient for a mineral identification
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material / Silicon dioxide
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate