Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
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Possible weathered basalt or slag fragment
Basalt, chiefly plagioclase and pyroxene; identification is uncertain from the image
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Concrete with Aggregate
Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Milky quartz (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical residue
Blue Goldstone
Man-made glass with cobalt and metal flecks
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
White pebble, likely quartz or calcite
Indeterminate from image; possible microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or calcite (CaCO₃)
Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (man-made glass weathered by nature)
Blue Goldstone
Synthetic glass with cobalt and copper inclusions
Dragon's Breath (Mexican Opal Glass)
Artisan Foil Glass (SiO2 based)
Polished white calcite sphere (identification tentative)
Calcite, CaCO₃
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
N/A - Man-made object (Jewelry Chain)
Antiqued or Oxidized Metal Chain (often Steel or Brass)
Diamond (in a gold ring)
Diamond (pure carbon, C)
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Chert / Flint Handaxe
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Concrete-like aggregate surface with embedded rock fragments
Anthropogenic concrete or exposed aggregate; not a natural rock specimen
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Small rounded mineral pebble, possibly quartz
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline or crystalline SiO₂ (quartz), potentially with iron-oxide staining
Titanium Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with Titanium and Niobium
Concretion with Geode Cavity
Ferruginous Sandstone Concretion with Quartz Center
Concrete fragment or Conglomerate
Artificial Conglomerate (Concrete) or Natural Conglomerate
Quartz crystal fragment (likely milky quartz)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Dalmatian Stone
Dalmatian Jasper (a misnomer for an Aplite with Arfvedsonite spots)
Likely tumbled red mineral or glass imitation
Indeterminate; possibilities include red jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or dyed chalcedony
Blue Impression Jasper beads
Impression jasper (microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony), chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Cupronickel (on a 1981 Mexico 20 Pesos coin)
Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu75Ni25)
Polished opalite (likely man-made opalescent glass)
Opalite is a commercial name, not a mineral; typically opalescent glass, often soda-lime silicate glass
Slag (Industrial Glass)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Slag (Post-industrial byproduct)
Tumbled amber-colored chalcedony or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely iron-stained chalcedony/jasper
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Cullet Glass (Man-made Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with chemical additives
Porcelain (White Ceramic)
Mullite-bearing Vitrified Ceramic (Major phases: Mullite Al6Si2O13, Glassy Silica SiO2)