Iron-rich slag or ironstone; appearance is not diagnostic
Likely iron-oxide-rich material (hematite, Fe₂O₃, and/or magnetite, Fe₃O₄); possibly smelting slag
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Iron-rich slag or ironstone; appearance is not diagnostic
Likely iron-oxide-rich material (hematite, Fe₂O₃, and/or magnetite, Fe₃O₄); possibly smelting slag
Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings
Man-made Jewelry (Metal and Glass/Plastic)
Synthetic Alloy and Amorphous Solid (SiO2/Polymer)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide
Opalite
Synthetic glass / Opaque silicious glass
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Blue Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous)
Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)
Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Man-made Crystal (Lead Glass)
Lead oxide-doped Silica Glass (approx. SiO2 + PbO)
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite or Goethite inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Opalite
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rainbow Hematite (Titanium Coated)
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Blue-green cabochon, likely chalcedony or treated glass imitation
Cryptocrystalline quartz (chalcedony/possibly chrysoprase); identification uncertain from image
Red glassy cabochon, likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Uncertain; possible synthetic corundum (Al₂O₃, chromium-colored) or man-made glass
Paving-concrete aggregate with a rounded stone
Polymictic gravel aggregate; the central clast appears to be weathered sandstone or volcanic rock
Blue Apatite
Apatite (Calcium Phosphate) - Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)
Porcelain Tile (Sandstone-look)
Man-made Ceramic (resembling Quartz-rich Sandstone)
Tumbled gray stone, likely quartz-rich pebble
Probable microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony (SiO₂), possibly gray jasper or quartzite
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) with metallic film coating
Small pebble, likely limestone
Unidentified carbonate pebble, possibly micritic limestone (calcite, CaCO₃)
Mystic Topaz
Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide with titanium coating (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)
Aura Quartz (Pink/Rose Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with Platinum and/or Silver
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Likely clear quartz pebble or glassy quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Ferrous Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Complex Calcium-Alumino-Silicates)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass
Diamond (or Simulant)
Carbon (C)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Turquoise-style beaded bracelet
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Clear quartz fragment
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Flint or chert, possibly a knapped stone tool
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), commonly chalcedony with possible carbonaceous impurities
Synthetic Resin / Plastic Figurine
Synthetic Polymer (Copolymer of Polyethylene or Resin)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass
Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Sea Glass
Silicon dioxide (mostly)
Blue glassy-looking specimen, possibly dyed or coated mineral
Not identifiable from the photograph; possibilities include dyed quartz or glassy slag, but composition cannot be established visually.