Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
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Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Pearl (Biogenic Mineraloid)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) primarily as Aragonite
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Precious Coral (Red Coral)
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
White sea glass (naturally frosted glass fragment)
Man-made silicate glass, typically soda-lime glass; not a mineral or rock
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3