Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
mineral
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Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
mineral
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Sedimentary (Anthropogenic)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
mineral
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Anthropogenic (Man-made material mimicking sedimentary rock)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Mineral-like byproduct
Sandstone-based Concrete Fragment
Cementitious Composite with Sedimentary Aggregate
sedimentary (man-made/anthropogenic)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
mineral
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
mineral
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
mineral
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
not a rock (anthropogenic material/technofossil)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
mineral
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
sedimentary
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Anthropogenic (Man-made artifact)
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
fossil
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
mineral
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
sedimentary
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
mineral
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
mineral
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
mineral
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
mineral
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Anthropogenic Sedimentary (Man-made)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
mineraloid (man-made glass)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
sedimentary
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
igneous
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
mineral
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Mineral Simulant (Synthetic Glass)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
sedimentary