Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Mineral (man-made glass, not natural)
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Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
mineral (synthetic)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
igneous
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
sedimentary
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Quartzite (Engineered Stone)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based synthetic composite
metamorphic
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
sedimentary
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
sedimentary
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
mineral
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)
industrial byproduct (anthropogenic material)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Mineral-like Industrial Smelting Waste
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
man-made glass
Cubic Zirconia (Simulated Diamond)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
mineral
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
mineral
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
igneous
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Synthetic/Man-made object
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
sedimentary
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
sedimentary
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
metamorphic
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
igneous (artificial/anthropogenic)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
mineral
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Man-made material (metal)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral (synthetic)
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
igneous
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Anthropogenic (Man-made product subject to geological processes)
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
igneous
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
man-made glass
Synthetic Convention Badge (Plastic/PVC)
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) / Polycarbonate
mineraloid (synthetic)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Metamorphic (modified)
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
mineral
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
mineral
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
mineral
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Synthetic Glass (Often categorized as a simulated mineral)
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
igneous
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
igneous
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
mineral