Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
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Black Onyx
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Smoky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Diamond
Diamond (C)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Quartz (likely a macrocrystalline variety like milky quartz or smoky quartz, given the appearance in the image)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)
Shale
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Citrine (likely Heat-Treated Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sandstone (likely a river or beach pebble)
Sandstone (a clastic sedimentary rock)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 + impurities)
Red Swirl Beads (Likely Resin or Glass, simulating Red Jasper or Agate)
N/A (for the beads as pictured); Red Jasper: SiO2 (Chert variety); Red Agate: SiO2 (Chalcedony variety)
Shungite
Carbonaceous rock (primarily amorphous carbon)
Grey Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (formed by low-grade regional metamorphism of shale or mudstone)
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic Avanturine Glass (or Aventurine Glass)
Black Obsidian
Obsidian, volcanic glass (Amorphous SiO₂)
Sapphire (likely blue synthetic sapphire or blue glass in a ring)
Corundum (Al₂O₃), specifically the blue variety due to trace amounts of iron and titanium impurities. If synthetic, it would still be Al₂O₃.
Turquoise (beads)
Turquoise; CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Moldavite
Moldavite (Siliceous vitreous substance)
Citrine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with ferric iron impurities
Shale (possibly)
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock)
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Limonite
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated iron oxide)
Diamond
Diamond (Carbon, C)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Citrine Quartz
Quartz (SiO2) - specifically, a variety of macrocrystalline quartz
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made)
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
Smoky Quartz Cluster
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide) - SiO2
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Chert Geode with Quartz Druzy
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2) with macrocrystalline Quartz
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (a common type of sandstone, given the appearance), Arkose, Greywacke (depending on mineralogy)
Snowflake Obsidian
Vitreous volcanic silicate (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Orange Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with Hematite impurities)
Shungite
Shungite (Amorphous Carbon)
Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Quartz (SiO₂ - Silicon Dioxide)