Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica) with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite
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Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica) with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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).
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
Polished blue-green glassy slag or coated mineral fragment
Most likely man-made colored glass/slag; exact composition cannot be determined visually
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide with impurities)
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Yellow cabochon gemstone, likely citrine or yellow glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), if natural citrine; visual evidence is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or resin
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Black Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), tentative identification
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Goldstone
N/A (Synthetic Glass with Copper Inclusions)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 rich)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives