Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
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Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Green glass cabochon or tumbled stone
Indeterminate; likely man-made glass, possibly aventurine glass rather than a natural mineral
Tumbled milky quartz
Quartz — silicon dioxide (SiO₂), cryptocrystalline or microcrystalline variety possible
Felsic Drill Core (likely Gneiss or Granite)
Felsic Metamorphic Rock (Gneissic profile)
Ironstone Concretion (Pot Stone)
Siderite or Limonite Concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Native silver fragment (probable)
Silver, Ag; possibly silver-bearing sulfide or plated metal
Rock crystal quartz fragments
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Metallic meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Undetermined meteoritic Fe–Ni alloy with silicate minerals
Engineerged Quartz (Quartz Composite)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) in a polymer resin matrix
Strawberry Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Goethite inclusions
Tumbled opalite (likely synthetic glass)
Opalite; typically man-made opalescent soda-lime glass, not a recognized mineral species
Blue goldstone
Man-made aventurine glass containing metallic copper particles; not a natural mineral
Likely polished quartz or glass-like mineral cabochon
Probably quartz (SiO₂), though the image cannot exclude man-made glass
Opalite
Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Crystalline Silicon Dioxide simulation)
Sea Glass
Amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Man-made glass tumbled by nature
Polished dendritic agate or jasper
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely chalcedony with iron/manganese dendrites
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Silver (Native Silver/Alloy Specimen)
Ag (Native Silver element), specifically a 90% Ag / 10% Cu alloy
Sea Glass (White/Clear)
Amorphous Silica (Alkali-Lime-Silica Glass), SiO2 + Na2O + CaO
Green Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) bonded with metallic vapors (typically Gold, Chromium, or Titanium)
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Undetermined; possibly an iron meteorite or stony-iron meteorite
Pink Tumbled Quartz (Dyed)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Possible iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
South Korean 100 Won Coin (Cupronickel)
Cupronickel Alloy (75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)
Polished gemstone tower assortment
Primarily quartz varieties and simulants; apparent amethyst (SiO₂), rose quartz (SiO₂), clear quartz (SiO₂), fluorite (CaF₂), sodalite, malachite, and possibly dyed or composite stones
Aura Quartz
Titanium/Titanium-Gold treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Native copper nugget
Copper (Cu), often with cuprite or copper-oxide surface
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite alloy
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Likely iron meteorite or meteorite fragment
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel alloy, possibly an iron meteorite
Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Sandstone Concretion
Clastic Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Native copper-rich iron meteorite (likely Canyon Diablo/meteorite-like specimen)
Iron–nickel alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite (Fe-Ni), with oxidized copper/iron sulfide inclusions
Beaded mineral/crystal jewelry (likely turquoise and coral accents)
Variable; blue beads may be turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), with possible dyed howlite, glass, or composite materials
Sea Glass (Teal/Turquoise)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with trace metal oxides
Native Copper (in coinage alloy)
Copper (Cu)