Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
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Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Polished agate geode
Chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) with quartz druse crystals
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Rough Sapphire (Corundum)
Corundum (Al2O3)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Blue Lace Agate (often dyed)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - variety of chalcedony
Purple Agate (Dyed Chalcedony)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with organic dyes
Cubic Zirconia (Diamond Simulant)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely kambaba jasper)
Silicified microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, commonly sold as Kambaba jasper; composition varies and may include quartz, chlorite, and iron oxides
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline-to-massive variety
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition
Pink Satin Spar (Satin Spar Selenite Dyed)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Polished black agate geode slice
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, with possible iron-oxide matrix and druzy quartz
Lapis lazuli bead bracelet
Lazurite-bearing calcite–pyrite rock; lazurite formula (Na,Ca)₈(AlSiO₄)₆(S,SO)₂
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Polished labradorite cabochon
Labradorite, plagioclase feldspar; approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Blue agate slice
Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), SiO₂, commonly colored blue by dyes or inclusions
Carnelian
Carnelian (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with iron oxide impurities)
Blue Agate (Dyed or Treated Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2), microcrystalline quartz variety
Dragon Vein Agate
Chalcedony (Quartz) - SiO2
Polished breccia-like rock specimen
Likely polymictic breccia or brecciated jasper, with quartz-rich fragments
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Blue Chalcedony Cube
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond (as set in a gold ring)
Carbon (C)
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Concrete Fragment
Hardened Portland Cement Composite
Bornite (Peacock Ore)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Polished turquoise-matrix cabochon
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O, with iron-rich matrix and possible chrysocolla
Banded gray stone, likely slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Probably slate or phyllite; composition commonly mica, quartz, and clay-derived minerals
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment