Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
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Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Crackle Agate / Dyed Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Gold and Silver (Metal Components of an Antique Pocket Watch)
Native Gold (Au) and Native Silver (Ag)
Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)
Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)
Ferrochrome Slag
Calcium-Aluminium-Magnesium Silicate Slag
Iron-Nickel Meteorite Fragment (Unclassified)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Taenite and Kamacite)
Green Quartz / Chrysoprase / Sea Glass
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions), SiO2
Concrete
Hydrated Portland Cement Aggregate Composite
Slag Glass
Vitreous Silicate Residue
Conglomerate
Conglomerate (Sedimentary rock containing rounded clasts)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Kamacite and Taenite)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy)
Libyan Desert Glass
Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2
Asphalt Concrete (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous aggregate
Blue goldstone beads
Man-made aventurine glass (silica glass with metallic copper inclusions), not natural lapis lazuli
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)
Painted River Rock
Artificially Coated Sedimentary Rock
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Dyed Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2)
Chalcopyrite
Copper iron sulfide (CuFeS2)
Concretion
Sedimentary Concretion (Ironstone / Calcite Concretion)
Conglomerate
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Conglomerate)
Sandstone (with Liesegang rings or joints)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxide cement)
Sandstone Concretion
Sedimentary Clastic Rock (Silicate-rich)
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (typically Quartz/Silica with Iron Oxide)
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass (Amorphous silicon dioxide)
Iron Meteorite
Siderite (Iron-Nickel alloy)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Hematite Beads
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Libyan Desert Glass
Libyan Desert Glass (SiO2 with trace elements)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Chakra Stone (Composite / Man-made Bonded Gemstones)
Composite of Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Aventurine, Tiger's Eye, and Jasper (SiO2, (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, etc.)
Gold Grain
Native Gold (Au)
Mineral Sand (Heavy Mineral Sand Concentrate)
Placer deposit concentrate containing minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and magnetite