Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment
Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent
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Uncertain blue-white mineral fragment
Possibly calcite or quartz; identification is limited because the specimen is tiny and partly translucent
Cullet Glass / Slag Glass
Amorphous silica glass
Snowflake Obsidian
Spherulitic Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass with Phenocrysts of Cristobalite)
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Sea Glass (Cobalt Blue)
Amorphous Silica (Glass with Cobalt additives)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Obsidian
Volcanic glass
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (Mainly SiO2)
Tumbled green glassy mineral, possibly aventurine or fluorite
Uncertain; likely quartz variety (aventurine quartz, SiO₂) or green fluorite (CaF₂)
Blue Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic glass with Phenocrysts (SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions (SiO2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica (Golden/Yellow variety)
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Polished blue glassy mineral specimen, likely sodalite or blue aventurine
Most consistent with sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), though dyed quartzite or blue glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Clear quartz fragment (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
Cullet Glass (sometimes mistaken for Blue Obsidian or Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with chemical additives (e.g., Cobalt for blue color)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely chromium-bearing fluorite (tentative)
Fluorite, CaF₂, possibly green fluorite; identification uncertain from image
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Blue slag glass or dyed glass-like industrial material
Amorphous silicate glass; likely copper-bearing blue slag, but possibly colored man-made glass
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tumbled mahogany obsidian
Volcanic glass, predominantly rhyolitic silica (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Tumbled amber-brown quartz (probable smoky quartz or carnelian)
Quartz, SiO₂; color may reflect iron impurities or irradiation
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2
Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Muscovite Mica
Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2)
Libyan Desert Glass
Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Human-processed soda–lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Quartz with Mica (Pegmatite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Hydrated Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions