Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
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Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Tumbled milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Milky quartz (likely rough quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Not a rock, mineral, or geological specimen
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Blue opalite glass cabochon (likely imitation opal)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral
Man-made Green Quartz (Lab-grown or Treated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial coloration
Green iridescent glass cabochon or synthetic gemstone
Likely synthetic glass; possibly coated synthetic quartz or lab-created green gemstone
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Faceted gemstone in a jewelry setting
Indeterminate from image; likely quartz, cubic zirconia, or another transparent faceted stone
Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)
Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)
Cobalt Glass Slug (Cullet)
Man-made Silicate Glass with Cobalt Oxide (CoO)
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C) or Cubic Zirconia (ZrO2)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass
Green Aventurine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions)
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Polished milky quartz (likely quartz worry stone or wand)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
White quartz pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Green glass-like mineral specimen, likely fluorite
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂), if natural; appearance may also indicate colored glass
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Rainbow Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with metallic coating
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Concrete Fragment
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold)
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with Copper inclusions)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Tumbled quartz pebble
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)
Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)
Milky quartz (rough quartz fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Cullet Glass (Slag Glass)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (Industrial byproduct)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Polished black stone, likely black obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica glass (SiO₂-rich)
Slag
Anthropogenic glassy silicate
White quartz pebble or chip
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly milky quartz
Unidentified translucent crystal/mineral fragment
Likely quartz (SiO₂), but visual identification is uncertain
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)