Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
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Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Asphalt (Bituminous pavement)
Bituminous concrete / Asphalt
Goldstone
Man-made glass with copper inclusions
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Magnetic Hematite (Man-made)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Barium-Strontium Ferrite
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic oxide impurities
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Artificial silicate/iron byproduct
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
Opalite
Man-made Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Goldstone
Man-made glass with copper inclusions
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Likely iron-rich slag or weathered ironstone fragment
Uncertain; possibly iron oxide–rich material (hematite/goethite) or industrial iron slag
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Faceted clear gemstone in a gold-colored setting
Unidentified transparent faceted stone; possibly quartz, glass, or another colorless gem
Concrete Rubble with Aggregate
Hardened Portland Cement Paste with Coarse Aggregate
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material / Silicon dioxide
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Concrete with Exposed Aggregate
Anthropogenic conglomerate (Concrete)
Baked-clay ceramic fragment (likely brick or pottery)
Fired clay, primarily aluminosilicate minerals; not a natural rock
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Blue Diamond
Carbon with Boron impurities (C)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Goldstone
Auraventurine (Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions)