Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
mineral (synthetic)
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Synthetic (Man Made Glass)
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Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
man-made glass
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
gemstone
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
gemstone
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Mineraloid/Synthetic Material
Ceramic or Polished Stone Heart (Anthropogenic Material)
Glazed Ceramic (Silicon Dioxide based coating on Alumina Silicate body) or Polished Limestone/Marble (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Synthetic/Anthropogenic Mineraloid
Cullet (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide colorants
mineraloid / anthropogenic
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
mineraloid
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
sedimentary
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with copper or cobalt/manganese inclusions
man-made glass
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
mineral and glass
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
mineraloid
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Synthetic material (Not a natural rock/mineral)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material
mineral
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicate (Man-made)
industrial byproduct
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Synthetic Glass (Often categorized as a simulated mineral)
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
sedimentary (artificial)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
mineral
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
man-made/construction material
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
mineral
Cullet Glass (Slag)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
Mineraloid
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
gemstone
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
gemstone
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
man-made glass
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
mineral
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Mineraloid / Synthetic Glass
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Man-made Object (Metalwork)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
gemstone
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Anthropogenic (Man-made)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
metamorphic
Green Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (weathered)
sedimentary
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
N/A
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
mineral
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
metamorphic