Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
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Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Opalite
Synthetic glass (SiO2 + metal additions)
Pink Cubic Zirconia (CZ)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Raw quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky or included quartz
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Slag Glass (Leland Blue variant)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate
Cubic Zirconia (Man-made)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) with Enamel and Metal Alloy
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
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)
Dyed Crackle Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Polished blue calcite sphere (tentative identification)
Calcite, CaCO₃; blue color generally results from trace impurities or inclusions
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Carved Stone Turtle
Carved Soapstone and Quartz
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Opalite (a synthetic glass, often confused with Opal)
Silicon dioxide glass (SiO2nH2O, for natural opal)
Yellow Sapphire (Raw)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Rough Corundum (Sapphire/Ruby mixture)
Corundum (Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Corundum (Pink Sapphire / Ruby)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)