Bituminous Coal
Humic coal (Carboniferous fossil fuel)
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Bituminous Coal
Humic coal (Carboniferous fossil fuel)
Diabase
Diabase (also known as Dolerite)
Greywacke
Dirty Sandstone (Lithic wacke)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Pumice
Pumice (Amorphous volcanic glass)
Pumice
Pumice (a highly vesicular volcanic glass)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock)
Basalt with Desert Varnish
Mafic Volcanic Rock (Fe/Mg rich Silicate)
Basalt (River Pebble)
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Granodiorite
Granodiorite (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Vesicular Basalt
Basalt (with vesicular texture)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Pumice and Scoria
Vesicular Volcanic Ejecta (Rhyolite/Andesite/Basalt)
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Vesicular/Scoria)
Vesicular Basalt
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Bauxite
Bauxite (mixture of Gibbiste Al(OH)3, Boehmite ̳-AlO(OH), and Diaspore ́-AlO(OH))
Pink Granite
Granite (Felsic plutonic rock)
Milky Quartz with Iron Staining
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Basalt (Vesicular)
Basalt
Limestone
Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural form)
Blue Cat's Eye Quartz (Heated/Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions
Mica Sand / Vermiculite
Phyllosilicate group (typically Biotite or Muscovite)
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating
Opalite (Synthetic Moonstone/Opal)
Synthetic Silica Glass
Quartz (Engineered Stone Countertop)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with polymer resins
Weathered dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly iron-rich basalt, slag, or a sulfide-bearing mineral
United States Quarter Dollar
Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)
Synthetic Wolf Plush (Non-mineral)
Canis lupus similis (Prop material: Polyester & Synthetic fibers)
Bouncy Ball (Synthetic Rubber Polymer)
Polybutadiene / Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Titanium-coated Metal Cube (Man-made Fidget Toy)
Titanium-anodized or electroplated alloy (e.g., Ti-coated Zinc or Aluminum)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Glazed Ceramic Tile
Fused Silicate-Clay composite
Polished hematite bead (probable)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃
Crushed Stone (Basalt/Gabbro)
Mafic Igneous Rock (primarily Plagioclase and Pyroxene)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)