Amber
Succinite (a specific high-quality amber from the Baltic)
Organic Mineraloid
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Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
Mineraloid / Industrial Waste
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3 with Carotenoid pigments)
Mineraloid (Organic Gemstone)
Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)
Chalcedony (SiO₂)
Mineral (or mineraloid if microcrystalline)
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
mineraloid (man-made)
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
mineraloid (anthropogenic byproduct)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Shell Cameo
Cypraecassis rufa (Bullmouth Queen Helmet Shell)
mineraloid / biogenic specimen
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Mineraloid (Man-made)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal Waste)
Artificial silicate/ferro-silicate byproduct
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Mineraloid/Synthetic Material
Amber
Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)
Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Organic (if resin) or Synthetic (if glass); simulating Sedimentary or Metamorphic (for natural stones)
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Amber (and Citrine Quartz)
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Organic Mineraloid and Mineral
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
mineraloid / impact glass
Tektite (specifically Indochinite)
Tektite (Natural silica glass)
Mineraloid (Impact glass)
Cat's Eye Shell (Shiva Shell)
Operculum of the Turbo petholatus (Tapestry Turban Snail), predominantly Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite)
mineraloid / biogenic specimen
Cobalt Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (SiO2 + CoO)
mineraloid / anthropogenic material
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Antropogenic Glass / Mineraloid
Red Jasper
Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)
Mineraloid (cryptocrystalline quartz)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Organic Crystal (Mineraloid)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
mineraloid (man-made)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch variety)
Succinite
Organic Gemstone/Mineraloid
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
mineraloid (man-made)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Mineraloid / Industrial Byproduct
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
mineraloid (man-made)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
mineraloid / industrial byproduct
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
mineraloid (man-made)
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)
Succinite (C10H16O)
Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
mineraloid (man-made glass)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made glass
Ambergris
Physeter macrocephalus excreta (Ambergris)
mineraloid / organic geological find
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)