Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
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Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Blue-dyed tumbled quartz or glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), appearance possibly enhanced with blue dye; identity uncertain from image
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with metallic copper
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
Opalite
Synthetic Glass / Man-made Opal Simulant
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Small black stone fragment (possibly obsidian)
Unidentified dark rock; obsidian is volcanic glass (composition typically rhyolitic)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper crystals
Blue Sandstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Goldstone
Man-made glass containing cuprous oxide
Goldstone
Man-made glass infused with copper particles
Opalite-style glass pendant
Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)
Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), tentative identification
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland cement and mineral aggregate
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Faceted clear gemstone in a gold-colored setting
Unidentified transparent faceted stone; possibly quartz, glass, or another colorless gem
Concrete Paver (Artificial Cementitious Rock)
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Blue opalescent glass-like gemstone (possibly imitation opalite)
Likely man-made opalite glass; composition varies, typically silica-based glass
Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)