Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
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Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Man-made Glass)
Amorphous Silica with Cobalt Oxide (SiO2 + CoO)
River Pebble / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Red Sandstone or Brick Fragment
Arenite (if sandstone)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Synthetic Sapphire and Ion-X Glass
Single-crystal Alumina (Al2O3) and Ion-strengthened Aluminosilicate Glass
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Sea Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Man-made glass weathered by nature)
Quartz Geode (Citrine or Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Ruby (in costume jewelry context)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium impurities
Emerald
Beryl, Be₃Al₂(SiO₃)₆, colored green mainly by chromium and/or vanadium
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Composite Turquoise or Reconstituted Turquoise with Copper inclusions
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) mixed with matrix and copper/bronze flakes
Blue-green turquoise (probable)
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aventurine
Quartz containing inclusions of Fuchsite (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Metal Chain (Likely Steel or a Steel Alloy)
Steel (primarily iron and carbon); specific alloy unknown
Asphalt aggregate (crushed stone in bitumen)
Artificial composite; predominantly crushed granite, basalt, limestone, and/or recycled aggregate bound by bitumen
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Coquina
Bioclastic Limestone (Coquina)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Chert
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Engineered Quartz (Quartzite look-alike)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) composite
K2 Stone (or K2 Jasper)
Azurite-in-Granite (Potassium Feldspar, Quartz, Plagioclase, Muscovite, and Azurite)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) if diamond, various if simulant (e.g., Cubic Zirconia - ZrO2, Moissanite - SiC)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Ferruginous Conglomerate (or Iron-Rich Concrete/Slag)
Clastic Sedimentary (Silicon Dioxide/Iron Oxide matrix)
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Green glassy cabochon, likely dyed or synthetic material
Uncertain; possibly green obsidian, chrysoprase, or synthetic glass
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Diamond (in jewelry)
Cubic Carbon (C)
Ruby in Matrix
Corundum (Al2O3)
Sandstone
Arenite (variable SiO2 composition)
Diamond (Faceted Gemstone)
Native Carbon (C)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag