Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
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Ferrous Slag
Fused calcium-iron silicates (Industrial Slag)
Pale green glassy mineral fragment, possibly prehnite or fluorite
Probable prehnite (Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂) or pale-green fluorite (CaF₂); exact identification requires testing
Dark quartz point (possibly smoky quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂; the dark color may indicate smoky quartz, but the image is insufficient to confirm
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Ferro-Manganese Slag
Vitreous Silicate Slag
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica / Glass residue
Chalcanthite (Likely Synthetic/Lab-Grown)
Hydrated copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4·5H2O)
Polished orbicular jasper (likely ocean jasper)
Siliceous microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony with iron-oxide and volcanic inclusions; commonly called ocean jasper
Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (blue/black aventurine glass)
Man-made aventurine glass; silica glass containing metallic copper or other glittering inclusions
Small clear crystal, possibly quartz or glass-like gemstone
Uncertain; likely quartz (SiO₂), but the image is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Green Slag Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (with metallic impurities)
Ironstone (Limonitic/Hematitic Sandstone)
Ferruginous sandstone (predominantly Fe2O3 and FeO(OH))
Sandstone (likely Fossiliferous)
Arenite / Fossiliferous Sandstone (SiO2 composition)
Yellow cabochon gemstone, likely citrine or yellow glass imitation
Quartz (SiO₂), if natural citrine; visual evidence is insufficient to exclude man-made glass or resin
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Likely tumbled epidote-bearing rock or green jasper
Epidote-group silicate, possibly in a jasper or serpentinite matrix
Quartz cluster (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), trigonal crystal system
Synthetic Costume Glove (Paws)
Polyethylene terephthalate (Polyester) & Polyurethane blend
Amethyst gemstone ring
Quartz, purple variety — SiO₂
Rounded river pebble (likely weathered granite or metamorphic rock)
Indeterminate; possible granitic or quartz-rich lithology
Rounded river pebble
Indeterminate lithic clast; likely weathered sandstone or quartz-rich sedimentary rock
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (SiO₂), likely a small hexagonal prismatic crystal
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Blue glass-like tumbled specimen
Most likely cobalt-blue slag glass or manufactured glass; not confidently identifiable as a natural mineral from the image
Dark rounded pebble, likely basalt or slag
Probable fine-grained mafic rock; possibly basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or industrial iron/steel slag
Colorless faceted gemstone, likely glass or cubic zirconia
Uncertain; possible cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or quartz (SiO₂), but the image may show a man-made simulant
Colorless faceted quartz-like gemstone
Likely quartz (SiO₂), though the appearance may also indicate man-made glass or cubic zirconia
Diamond (or Diamond Simulant)
Carbon (C)
White Agate (Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Red Sandstone
Arenite (Ferruginous Sandstone)
Coal (Bituminous Coal)
Caustobiolith / Sedimentary Rock
Blue-beaded gemstone jewelry, likely lapis lazuli or dyed blue agate
Uncertain from the image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or blue chalcedony (SiO₂)
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives
Sea Glass (Uranium/Vaseline Glass variant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Uranium Oxide (U3O8)
Land Snail Shell
Gastropoda (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Clear quartz crystal fragment
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Flaked stone projectile point
Likely worked chert or fine-grained silicified shale; exact lithology cannot be confirmed from the image