Textile (Upholstery Fabric)
Woven Polyethylene/Polyester or Cotton Blend
Synthetic or Natural Fiber
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Synthetic Or Natural Fiber
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Synthetic Faux Fur Fursuit
Polyacrylonitrile / Polyester (Synthetic Textile)
not a rock (synthetic material/costume)
Artificial Rock Face (Faux Rock)
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)
man-made/construction material
Cat's Eye Moonstone (Simulated/Synthetic or natural Cat's Eye Quartz/Glass)
There is no single scientific name. The appearance suggests either: Moonstone (feldspar group), Cat's Eye Quartz (SiO2), Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)), or most likely a synthetic material such as Fiber Optic Glass or 'Opalite' (a type of glass).
Mineral
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
not a rock
Build-A-Bear Plush (Non-Geological)
Polyester fibers (C10H8O4)n and Synthetic Polymers
Anthropogenic / Non-mineral
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Non-geological / Man-made textile
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Synthetic / Textile
Synthetic Costume Accessory (Non-Geological)
Polyester and Acrylic Fiber (Anthropogenic polymer)
Synthetic / Man-made textile
Cubic Zirconia (as used in jewelry setting)
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Polyester mesh and Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer
Synthetic / Anthropogenic Material
Oak-grain Laminate (Industrial/Decorative Furniture Finish)
Melamine Resin-impregnated Decorative Paper on Particleboard (Cellulose/Thermosetting Plastic)
not a rock (synthetic material)
Ruby (in costume jewelry context)
Corundum (Al2O3) with Chromium impurities
mineral
Amber (Simulated/Faturan Style)
Resin mix (Likely Phenolic/Celluloid if synthetic, Succinite if natural)
Organic Gemstone (not a mineral)
Coal (Anthracite/Bituminous)
Carbo fossilium (primarily Carbon)
sedimentary
Faceted Clear Gemstone (Likely Quartz or Cubic Zirconia)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
mineraloid (man-made)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Note: This is a Man-Made Object (Costume/Prop Patch)
Synthetic fiber and pigments (Cellulose/Plastic-based composite)
Non-geological
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Synthetic/Man-made Glass
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Opalite
Man-made glass (traditionally simulated Opal)
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Blue Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
gemstone
Blue Sapphire (likely costume glass imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) with iron/titanium impurities
mineral
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Note: The image provided is a fabric sock, not a geological specimen.
Polyester-Cotton Blend with Elastane
Synthetic/Natural Fiber (Non-Geological)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite (Man-made glass)
mineral
Note: Item is a Synthetic/Man-made Object
Titanium-coated Stainless Steel (Fe-Cr-Ni-Ti)
Non-geological
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
mineral
Luminous Stone (Glow-in-the-dark Synthetic/Man-made Stone)
Strontium Aluminate tinted glass or resin (Crystalline silicate/oxide mix)
mineral (synthetic)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Non-geological / Synthetic
Parti Sapphire
Corundum (Al2O3)
mineral
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Synthetic Mineral Simulant / Glass
Opalite
Man-made Glass (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
mineral
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
mineraloid (synthetic)
Opalite
Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)
Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Wolf Plush (Non-mineral)
Canis lupus similis (Prop material: Polyester & Synthetic fibers)
Synthetic material/Textile
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
mineral
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
mineral
Crackled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral