Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
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Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Likely clear quartz crystal or glass-like gemstone
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂); exact identification is uncertain from the strongly magenta-lit image
Metallic sulfide mineral fragment, likely galena
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), tentative identification
Basalt with Red Sandstone
Mafic extrusive igneous rock with quartzose sedimentary matrix
Vesicular basalt (weathered scoria)
Scoriaceous basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and iron-titanium oxides
Ocean Jasper Mushroom
Orbicular Jasper (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 mixed with various impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with crystalline copper/cobalt inclusions
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Fossilized coral with attached shell
Likely fossil coral (Scleractinia or Tabulata), with a bivalve or gastropod shell; exact identification requires microscopy
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Aura Rose Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Titanium/Gold coating)
Colorless quartz crystal (likely quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Undetermined; possibly dyed chalcedony (SiO₂), glass, or synthetic corundum
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Titanium Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide infused with Copper crystals)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant