Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
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Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Quartz (Engineered Quartz Surface)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) based composite
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)
Costume Jewelry with Synthetic Gemstones
Synthetic Cubic Zirconia and Glass (SiO2 / ZrO2)
Asphalt Concrete
Bituminous Concrete
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Blue Diamond
Carbon with Boron impurities (C)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Aura Quartz (Titanium Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Conglomerate (Cement mixture: typically Ca2SiO4, Ca3SiO5, Ca3Al2O6)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Byproduct)
Aura Quartz
Titanium or Gold bonded Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Amorphized Silicon Dioxide)
Dalmatian jasper
Porphyritic microcrystalline quartz-rich rock, commonly sold as Dalmatian jasper; spots are chiefly arfvedsonite/amphibole minerals, sometimes altered feldspar
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Silica, SiO2)
Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)
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 Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Likely blue-green glassy slag or a weathered mineral fragment
Unidentified; the image does not show diagnostic features sufficient for a mineral identification
Asphalt Chunk
Asphalt concrete
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Carved opalite pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Purple glassy pebble, possibly slag glass
Unidentified; likely man-made glass rather than a natural mineral
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Man-made Polished Porcelain Tile (Artificial Geologic Lookalike)
Fused Silicate Ceramic with Alumina (Synthetic Kaolinite derivative)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Goldstone (brown goldstone)
Man-made aventurine glass, typically copper-bearing silica glass
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Chalky Flint Node)
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opalite Egg
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)