Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Category
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Calcite (Iceland Spar)
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Opalite crescent pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Quartz with Schist/Mica Inclusions
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Molybdenite in Quartz
Molybdenite (MoS2) with Quartz (SiO2)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Kaolinite (Chalky Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Barite
Barium sulfate (BaSO4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Kyanite (within Quartz)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5) in crystalline Quartz base (SiO2)
Ruby / Red Corundum
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide with Chromium trace)
Sandstone (with biological crust)
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Mica (Biotite or Phlogopite Buchsam)
Silicate Mineral (Phyllosilicate family)
Ruby / Red Tourmaline
Corundum (Al2O3) or Elbaite (Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)4)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3 with Chromium)
Sandstone
Arenite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone (Pebble)
Sandstone (SiO2 with matrix/cement)
Graphite
Graphite (Carbon, C)
Asphalt / Road Aggregate
Bituminous Conglomerate (synthetic)
Aragonite Star Cluster (or Aragonite Sputnik)
Aragonite (Orthorhombic Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Aragonite
Aragonite (CaCO3)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Synthetic Marbled Aggregate (Footwear Component)
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (Croslite™)
Kaolinite (China Clay)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)