Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished jasper pendant
Jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Amber-set ring
Amber (fossilized plant resin; organic mineraloid), set in a metal ring
Amber
Succinite
Amber
Succinite (with empirical formula approximately C10H16O)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Moonstone/Opal)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Slag Glass / Industrial Slag
Anthropogenic Glass
Fluorite (Polished Point/Tower)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (Cupriferous glass)