Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
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Polished amber
Amber (fossilized plant resin), commonly succinite; organic mineraloid rather than a true mineral
Tumbled amber-like gemstone
Likely amber (fossilized resin; organic mineraloid), possibly citrine or yellow-brown glass imitation
Fordite
Anthropogenic paint-rock
Amber (likely a small polished amber piece)
Natural fossil resin; amber is an organic mineraloid, not a crystalline mineral. The image alone cannot confirm authenticity.
Orange cabochon gemstone, likely amber or amber-like resin
Natural amber: fossilized plant resin (organic mineraloid), commonly succinite; exact identification requires testing
Precious Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)
Amber
Succinite (fossilized tree resin)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
Red Coral
Corallium rubrum (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3 with Carotenoid pigments)
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Synthetic Resin (Artificial Specimen)
Polyurethane or Polyester Resin
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)
Shell Cameo
Cypraecassis rufa (Bullmouth Queen Helmet Shell)
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)
Opaline Glass (Opalite)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass
Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal Waste)
Artificial silicate/ferro-silicate byproduct
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Amber
Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
Amber (and Citrine Quartz)
Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tektite (specifically Indochinite)
Tektite (Natural silica glass)
Cat's Eye Shell (Shiva Shell)
Operculum of the Turbo petholatus (Tapestry Turban Snail), predominantly Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite)
Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)
Fused Silicate Scoria (Amorphous mixture of FeO, SiO2, and CaO)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Amber
Succinite (specifically for Baltic amber); Approximate formula: C10H16O
Cobalt Blue Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (SiO2 + CoO)
Amber
Succinite (Resinite)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Green Glass Slag
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities
Baltic Amber (Butterscotch variety)
Succinite
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag
Glass Nugget (Tumbled Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with additives
Goldstone (Brown)
Aventurine glass
Fossil-bearing concretion, possibly containing a fossil shell or other organic inclusion
Calcareous concretion; exact fossil and host-rock composition are not identifiable from the image
Fossiliferous Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary limestone with invertebrate fossil imprint
Sandstone or Siltstone
Arenite (if sandstone)