Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Aqua Aura Quartz
Titanium/Gold-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Synthetic Fluorescent Glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Vesicular basalt (probable iron-rich volcanic rock)
Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, olivine, and Fe-Ti oxides
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Simulated Opal)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions
Opalite
Synthetic opalescent glass
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone
Aventurine glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite; not a true mineral, typically synthetic opalescent glass (silica-based)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Cherry Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with iron-rich inclusions/dye)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Slag
Metallurgical by-product
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Polished labradorite pendant
Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)
Citrine Quartz
Citrine (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Labradorite
Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)