Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
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Mica / Muscovite or Biotite
Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Green Slag Glass
Cullet (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2) with Cristobalite inclusions
Green Fluorite (likely synthetic or heat-treated for jewelry)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass with Phenocrysts of Cristobalite)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite)
Snowflake Obsidian
Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Snowflake Obsidian (Polished Cabochon)
Obsidian with Spherulitic Cristobalite (SiO2)
Quartz (Clear/Milky)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz Vein / Quartz Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Associated Minerals
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite, KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Small white mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or feldspar
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Green Aventurine
Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 + Fuchsite mica)
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions)
Quartz with Muscovite Mica
SiO2 with KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic glass, primarily SiO2)
Feldspar in Matrix
Feldspar group minerals in metamorphic or igneous matrix
Muscovite Mica Schist
Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Schist
Mica Schist (primarily KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Fluorite and Mineral Collection
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)