Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
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Likely tumbled or cut quartz/chalcedony fragment
Silicon dioxide (SiO₂), probably microcrystalline quartz or quartz
Boxwork or Septarian Concretion
Septarian nodule / Boxwork weathering
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely milky quartz
Clear quartz sphere
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Gold Grain
Native Gold (Au)
Polished brown jasper (likely brecciated or orbicular jasper)
Microcrystalline quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂, with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions
Opalite (likely imitation opal glass)
Man-made opalescent glass; not a natural mineral (often sold as opalite)
Sandstone (with concrete/human-made layer)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz/Feldspar grains)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Native copper nugget
Native copper (Cu)
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite glass; a synthetic opalescent glass, not a natural mineral species
Concrete
Anthropogenic Sedimentary Rock (Hydrated Calcium Silicate)
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Native Silver), with minor Copper (Cu)
Obsidian (Blue)
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Blue Cracked Quartz (Dyed Fire Crackle Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with synthetic dye
Slag
Metallurgical Slag
Pink Quartz / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Iron-Nickel Meteorite
Siderite (Iron Meteorite), primarily Fe-Ni alloy
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron Meteorite (Oxidized)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Fe, Ni)
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Copper ore, likely native copper in a host rock
Native copper (Cu), possibly with cuprite/iron-oxide matrix
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Galena (likely argentiferous galena)
Galena, PbS; commonly cubic or massive lead sulfide, sometimes containing silver
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Diamond (or Cubic Zirconia)
Carbon (C) or Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Quartz (likely milky quartz or quartz glass-like fragment)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Kamacite and Taenite)
Native Gold
Gold (Au)
Iron meteorite (probable)
Iron–nickel meteorite, mainly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Blue opalite glass (likely man-made)
Opalite glass; a silica-based amorphous glass, not natural opal
Tumbled opalite (likely man-made glass)
Opalite, a trade name for opalescent glass; not natural opal
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Cherry Quartz with Rose Quartz
Crystalline Quartz (SiO2) with glass-based synthetic components
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Faceted clear gemstone, likely quartz or glass imitation
Most likely quartz (SiO₂); exact identification requires refractive-index and hardness tests
Black tumbled stone, possibly obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; predominantly SiO₂), identification uncertain from image
Rounded graywacke or sandstone cobble
Lithified clastic sandstone; likely quartz–feldspar–lithic grain aggregate in a silica or calcite matrix
Clear quartz crystal (likely)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites