Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
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Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Chert (Arrowhead/Artifact Fragment)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix / Anthropogenic conglomerate
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Faceted Glass (Costume Jewelry)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide with colorants (Glass)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Brick fragment (Man-made material)
N/A (Fired clay)
Faceted Clear Quartz or Diamond Simulant
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) if Quartz or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2) if Synthetic
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Pyrite Concretion (Grapestone)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) Concretion
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Titanium Amethyst Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal Vapor Deposition Layer
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).
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Granite with Cupules / Bedrock Mortars
Granite (felsic intrusive plutonic rock)
Blue Crackle Quartz (Dyed Quarzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial dye
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Smelter Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Slag
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Clear Quartz crystals on a Matrix base (Geode fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Clear quartz crystal sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Pearl-and-gemstone insect brooch
Pearl: nacre (aragonite, CaCO₃); colored stones are likely synthetic or natural corundum/spinel/glass, not determinable from the image
Pearl-embellished decorative cross
Pearl (biogenic calcium carbonate, predominantly aragonite) with rhinestone-mounted glass or synthetic gemstones
Zirconia (Ceramic) & Ion-X Glass
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass