Opalite-style glass pendant
Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)
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Opalite-style glass pendant
Man-made opalescent glass (not natural opal)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Conglomerate)
Anthropogenic Bituminous Conglomerate
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Aggregate Concrete
Anthropogenic Conglomerate (Technosol)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous conglomerate
Blue goldstone (man-made glass)
Copper-bearing aventurine glass; synthetic silicate glass
Asphalt (Road Aggregate)
Asphalt concrete / Bituminous mixture
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opalized glass
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite is a trade name for opalescent glass, not a natural mineral; composition is typically silica glass with additives
Engineered Quartz (Quartzite look-alike)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) composite
Possible obsidian or slag glass
Volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂; alternatively industrial iron-rich glassy slag
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Decorative gemstone-chip jewelry (likely turquoise, coral, and assorted beads)
Predominantly turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; other pieces appear to be dyed coral or red stone, and possibly shell/metal components
Weathered concrete or cementitious slab (not natural rock)
Artificial calcium-silicate cement composite; likely Portland cement concrete
Iron-rich slag or ironstone; appearance is not diagnostic
Likely iron-oxide-rich material (hematite, Fe₂O₃, and/or magnetite, Fe₃O₄); possibly smelting slag
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Green-and-white terrazzo (likely serpentine/marble aggregate)
Composite decorative stone; probable serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) with white calcite marble fragments in cementitious matrix
Terrazzo (with Marble and Granite fragments)
Cementitious or resinous composite containing Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and Silicates
Sandstone (likely Fossilized Wood or Concrete Simulacrum)
Arenite / Silicified Wood / Anthropogenic Concrete
Opalite
Man-made opalized glass
Opalite
Synthesized glass / Silicon dioxide
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Man-made silicate glass
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Stamped concrete made to resemble flagstone
Portland-cement concrete with decorative stone-textured finish
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Concrete fragment with Aggregate
Anthropogenic Concrete with Calcarious and Siliceous Aggregate
Blue Diamond
Carbon with Boron impurities (C)
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)