Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
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Mother of Pearl (Nacre) / Shell Fragment
Biogenic Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite and Conchiolin)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete (Anthropic Rock)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentifiable Rock Fragment
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Titanium-Coated Hematite (Aura Hematite)
Titanium-bonded Hematite (Fe2O3 with a Ti coating)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition