Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
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Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Pink Opal / Peruvian Opal
Hydrated amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2·nH2O)
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Banded Gneiss (Variety of Gneiss)
Gneiss (specifically, a variety exhibiting prominent banding; mineral composition can vary, but often contains quartz, feldspar, mica, and amphibole)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Jasper, Agate, Quartz Mix (Polished Beads)
SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide) for Quartz. Jasper and Agate are cryptocrystalline varieties of Quartz.
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Byproduct of smelting)
N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)
Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Nickel coin (U.S. currency)
Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)
Puddingstone
Conglomerate (specifically a type of jasper conglomerate or quartz conglomerate)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Golden Sheen Obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass) with inclusions of gas bubbles and mineral crystals (e.g., hematite, magnetite) causing the sheen
Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Baroque Pearl (and potentially a small Sapphire/Blue Topaz)
Pearl: Calcium Carbonate (aragonite or calcite) with conchiolin. Sapphire: Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Blue Topaz: Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Composite material (bitumen binder with mineral aggregate)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass
Agate (or Banded Agate)
Agate (a variety of Chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline form of Quartz); Chemical Formula: SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)
Clay Brick
Ceramic structural unit (Al2O3·2SiO2·2H2O as precursor)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Fired Clay Brick (Anthropic Rock substitute)
Anthropogenic polycrystalline ceramic (predominantly Mullite and Quartz: Al6Si2O13 + SiO2)
Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete / Asphaltic Composite
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Chipped Glass/Plastic Fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) for glass (amorphous) or various polymer compounds for plastic
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate