Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron oxide–rich material (hematite/goethite) or industrial iron slag
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Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron oxide–rich material (hematite/goethite) or industrial iron slag
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Green glass-like cabochon, likely synthetic glass or resin
Unidentified green transparent material; possibly molded glass, synthetic spinel, or resin
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by wave action)
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Polymictic conglomerate or breccia (possibly concrete-like aggregate)
Lithified polymictic gravel; clasts may include basalt, granite, quartzite, and other silicates
Dyed Imperial Jasper (Sea Sediment Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Impure Quartz/Chalcedony
Opalite glass sphere (likely synthetic imitation)
Man-made opalescent glass; not natural opal
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous Concrete / Pavement
Decorated turquoise-like bead or mineral pendant
Likely turquoise [CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O], possibly dyed composite or blue-green jasper
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Concrete with Aggregate
Composite construction material; primary matrix is Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H)
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium