Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
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Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Tumbled amethyst
Quartz, crystalline silicon dioxide (SiO₂), purple variety colored mainly by iron impurities and irradiation
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Bismuth-coated Druzy)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Blue Goldstone
Goldstone (artificial glass)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Dyed Crackle Quartz (Green)
Quenching-treated Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Diamond (or Cut Gemstone / Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
Aqua Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Gold (Au)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
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).
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
C (Carbon) or synthetic equivalent
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Dyed Dragon Vein Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Tumbled turquoise-like stone
Likely turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Crescent Pebble
Weathered Quartzite or Sandstone Fragment
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with suspended copper, cobalt, or manganese particles
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Crushed Stone (Likely Limestone or Granite)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for Limestone / Quartz and Feldspar for Granite
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Likely citrine or yellow glass imitation in a silver-tone bracelet
Citrine: quartz, SiO₂; exact material cannot be confirmed visually
Blue glass-like gemstone specimen (likely dyed or synthetic quartz)
Uncertain; possibly blue-dyed quartz or synthetic glass, not confidently identifiable from the image
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Polished blue-black cabochon, likely blue obsidian or dyed glass-like stone
Indeterminate from image; possible natural obsidian (volcanic glass), commonly SiO₂-rich rhyolitic glass