Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
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Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Asphalt (Bituminous Pavement)
Bituminous mix (Aggregates with Bitumen binder)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Blue crystal pendant (likely blue glass or synthetic crystal)
Not identifiable from the image; possibly synthetic quartz or glass, rather than a natural mineral
Sandstone (with man-made markings)
Arenite (composed primarily of Quartz, SiO2)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Iron meteorite fragment
Fe-Ni meteorite, likely an iron meteorite or stony-iron fragment
Black-and-white agate geode pendant
Agate (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂), likely a hollow geode slice with chalcedony and drusy quartz
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Granitic)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Carborundum
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Blue tumbled glass-like specimen; likely blue slag glass
Likely man-made glass (silicate glass), not a natural mineral; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green Glass Cullet / Recycled Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various metal oxides
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Black onyx bead necklace
Black chalcedony, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂); beads may be dyed or treated
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Iron Silicate
Amber-set ring
Amber (fossilized plant resin; organic mineraloid), set in a metal ring
Polished dendritic agate cabochon (likely agate or jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, commonly chalcedony with iron-oxide inclusions
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Turquoise cabochon ring
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O