Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
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Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial Man-made)
Blue Slag Glass
Man-made Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Cobalt/Copper inclusions)
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
One Pound Coin (UK)
Nickel-Brass Alloy (Cu-Zn-Ni)
Red glass-like crystal, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (ruby), Al₂O₃, or synthetic glass
Tumbled Clear Quartz/Rock Crystal
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Polymer Clay (Mock Mineral)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with plasticizers and pigment
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue glassy gemstone-like specimen
Indeterminate; possibly dyed or treated turquoise, blue apatite, or man-made glass
Red gemstone ring, likely garnet or synthetic ruby
Possibly almandine garnet (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃) or corundum/ruby (Al₂O₃); image alone cannot distinguish
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Green Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica glass)
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or quartz
Uncertain; possibly quartz (SiO₂), but the strong uniform brilliance and apparent molded/faceted form may indicate leaded glass or cubic zirconia
Goldstone (Red)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu)
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine glass (Synthetic borosilicate glass with cobalt and metallic inclusions)
Terrazzo (Man-made Composite)
Cementitious or Resin-bound Lithic Composite
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline-to-massive variety
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C) or relevant simulant formula (e.g., ZrO2 for Cubic Zirconia)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Pearl and Garnet Glass
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) for pearl; Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) for glass
Beads (likely glass or man-made material)
N/A (artificial material)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), opaque-to-translucent milky variety
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass weathering product
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
Man-made earbud charging case (Not a rock or mineral)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with electronic components
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)