Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
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Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Ironstone Concretion
Ironstone (primarily Siderite or Limonite)
Rainbow Hematite Ring
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with thin-film coating
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Titanium Coated Kyanite (Aura Kyanite)
Aluminosilicate (Al2SiO5) with a Titanium-Niobium vacuum-deposited coating
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Gastropod Internal Mold (Steinkern)
Class Gastropoda fossil mold (Phylum Mollusca)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Red goldstone beads
Goldstone (man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral)
N/A - Image does not contain a rock or mineral
Anthropogenic textile material
Nutting Stone / Cupstone (Sandstone or Quartzite)
Sedimentary rock with anthropogenic modification (cupule)
Red-orange jasper pebble (tentative)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, colored mainly by iron oxides
Opalite
Man-made opalescent glass
Blue Obsidian (Cullet Glass)
Silicon Dioxide (Amorphous Glass)
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)
Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Sea Opal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass with metallic inclusions
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with inclusions)
Green sea glass (likely)
Anthropogenic glass, not a mineral; composition commonly soda–lime silicate glass
Blue cabochon gemstone, likely synthetic glass or dyed stone
Indeterminate from image; possible glass, synthetic spinel, sodalite, or lapis lazuli
Quartz pebble (Quartztite fragment)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Painted River Rock
Anthropogenic-modified Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rock
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Red glassy gemstone, possibly garnet
Unidentified red transparent material; garnet group (X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃) is a possibility
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz SiO2)
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Green sea glass (likely slag glass or bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a naturally occurring mineral
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Slag (Anthropogenic Glass/Iron byproduct)
Ferro-silicate Slag
Glass
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble / Chert Pebble
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Brick veneer, likely manufactured from clay-rich shale
Fired clay brick; chiefly aluminosilicate minerals, commonly mullite and glassy silicate phases after firing
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Carved opalite pendant
Opalite (man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral)
Opalite
Man-made Opalized Glass (Synthetic Glass)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions