Amber
Succinite
mineraloid
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Mineraloid Like Synthetic Material
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Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
mineraloid / man-made material
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
mineral
Strawberry Quartz (or Sunstone / Tumbled Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Lepidocrocite inclusions
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Amber
Fossilized Tree Resin (Succinite)
mineraloid
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
mineraloid
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
man-made glass
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide, SiC
mineral
Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous)
Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)
sedimentary
Rough White Zircon
Zircon (Zirconium Silicate, ZrSiO4)
mineral
Amber
Succinates (Organic compound: C10H16O)
mineraloid
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Synthetic (Man-made Glass)
Green Opal (Prase Opal)
SiO2 · nH2O (Hydrated Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Tektite
Tektite (high-silica natural glass)
Mineraloid
Clear Quartz (Faceted) or Cubic Zirconia / Glass imitation
SiO2 (if Quartz), ZrO2 (if Cubic Zirconia)
mineral
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
mineral
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
mineral
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
sedimentary
Goldstone
Avventurina (Man-made Glass with Copper inclusions)
mineral
Tumbled turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
mineral
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Yellow Ocher (Limonite)
Limonite (Hydrated Iron Oxide) - FeO(OH)·nH2O
mineral
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
mineral
Artisanal Glass Beads (Simulated Goldstone or Aventurine Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic inclusions
man-made material
Limonite (Iron Ore/Sandstone mixture)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) often mixed with Goethite and sedimentary matrix
mineral
Gemstone Ring
Various (Likely Glass, Cubic Zirconia, or assorted semi-precious stones)
gemstone
Bituminous Coal
Organic-rich sedimentary rock (Complex hydrocarbons)
sedimentary
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Man-made Object (Ring)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
igneous
Ruby (Raw Corundum)
Al2O3 (Aluminum Oxide)
mineral
Blue opalite (often sold as synthetic opal)
Opalite glass; amorphous hydrated silica if natural opal (SiO₂·nH₂O)
gemstone
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Mahogany Obsidian
Volcanic glass (high silica) with inclusions of Magnetite or Hematite
igneous
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Primary composition: SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)
igneous
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
sedimentary
Moissanite
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
mineral
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Mineral (Synthetic/Man-made)
Terrazzo (Synthetic Composite Rock)
Cementitious or Epoxy Resin-bound Aggregates
Man-made metamorphic-style composite
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
mineral and glass
Black Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (predominantly SiO2)
igneous