Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
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Opalite-style pendant (likely synthetic glass, not natural opal)
Opalescent glass; commonly sold as “opalite” (not a recognized mineral species)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Concrete / Anthropogenic Conglomerate
Man-made composite material (Portland cement, aggregate, and water)
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Ferrochrome Slag
Anthropogenic slag (Fe-Cr alloy waste)
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
Concrete / Conglomerate (Man-made)
Artificial Conglomerate (Cementitious Composite)
Green glassy mineral fragment, possibly fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), tentative identification
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Dzi Bead (Etched Chalcedony)
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with chemical etching
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Concrete rubble
Anthropogenic conglomerate
Milky quartz (rough fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Lava Rock with Fabric Impression
Scoria or Basalt with anthropogenic impressions
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Blue sea glass or blue glassy mineral fragment
Uncertain; likely man-made soda-lime glass, not a natural mineral
Ferro-slag (Leland Blue/Slag Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica (Industrial Slag)
Goldstone (likely red/brown aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; copper-bearing silicate glass (not a natural mineral)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Likely clear quartz crystal or glass-like gemstone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the strongly magenta-lit image
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron oxides
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Blue glassy fragment among beach gravel
Likely cobalt-blue man-made glass; not a natural mineral specimen
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored