Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
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Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Blue faceted gemstone, likely synthetic sapphire or blue glass
Corundum (Al₂O₃) if sapphire; identity cannot be confirmed visually
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue faceted gemstone ring, likely synthetic sapphire or blue topaz
Uncertain from image; possible corundum (Al₂O₃) or topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Synthetic copper-bearing soda-lime glass; commonly sold as red goldstone
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Blue Glass or Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Anthropogenic Glass)
Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Yellow faceted gemstone, likely citrine or yellow sapphire
Uncertain; probable quartz (SiO₂) or corundum (Al₂O₃)
Faceted glass-like gemstone object
Likely synthetic glass or cubic zirconia; exact material cannot be confirmed from the image
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Fused glass (typically made of dolomite and metal opacifiers)
Blue glassy mineral fragment, possibly sodalite or dyed/cobalt glass
Uncertain; likely sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂) if natural, but vivid blue color may indicate cobalt-colored glass
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Chert (Arrowheads)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry
Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads
Green glassy mineral specimen, likely rough emerald or green fluorite
Tentatively beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈), emerald variety; synthetic/man-made glass cannot be excluded from the photograph
Clear quartz tumbled stone
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Green Slag
Anthropogenic Silicate Glass
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Blue glassy gemstone cabochon, likely dyed chalcedony or glass
Uncertain; possible dyed chalcedony (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂)
Exposed Aggregate Concrete (Pea Gravel)
Concrete with Siliceous Alluvial Gravels
Moldavite
Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 + Cu small inclusions)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite