Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
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Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Polished black stone, likely obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; mostly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Puddingstone (Gowganda)
Gowganda Formation Conglomerate
Green obsidian (likely molded or heat-treated glass-like specimen)
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic composition (silica-rich amorphous SiO₂)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pet Rock (Man-made Quartzite or Granite Cobble)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) mixture; commonly composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica
Blue opal heart cabochon
Common opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O), likely blue-dyed or synthetic opalite
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Puddingstone
Conglomerate (Gowganda Formation)
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).
Conglomerate (or Breccia)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Quartz pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Botryoidal chalcedony (likely agate/jasper variety)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Amorphous calcium-magnesium-aluminum silicates)
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Red-orange cabochon, likely carnelian or glass imitation
Carnelian: chalcedony (microcrystalline SiO₂), commonly iron-colored
Jasper Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomeratic Quartzite)
Quartz Conglomerate
Quartz Conglomerate (clastic sedimentary rock)
Polished black pebble, possibly obsidian
Volcanic glass (obsidian), likely; identification is tentative from the image
Conglomerate Pebble (with Chert / Quartz)
Sedimentary Conglomerate / Breccia Pebble
Conglomerate with Quartzite Pebbles
Clastic sedimentary rock (Conglomerate)
Conglomerate (pebble-to-cobble gravel)
Polymictic conglomerate; clast-supported conglomerate in a sandy or silty matrix
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
Ferruginous Conglomerate
Ferruginous Conglomerate (Clastic Sedimentary Rock)
Conglomerate (Puddingstone)
Conglomerate (specifically, clastic sedimentary rock)
Quartzite in Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) inclusions
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Gravel / Small Pebble
Rock Fragment (Gravel)
Quartz Pebble
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)