Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
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Slag Glass (Cullet Glass)
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct)
Iron Meteorite
Iron Meteorite (primarily Kamacite and Taenite, Fe-Ni alloys)
Dyed Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Zircon
Zirconium Silicate (ZrSiO₄)
Stainless Steel Spoon
Iron-Chromium Alloy (Fe + Cr + Ni)
Chert (Green Chert or Jasper)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Chondrite Meteorite
Ordinary Chondrite (L or H group)
Milky or Iron-Stained Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pyrite (Iron Pyrites)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (specifically Tan/Gray Chert)
Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)
Chert (varietal: Flint/Jasper)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Chert (specifically Flint Arrowhead)
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a limonite/goethite-rich matrix
Nugget of Native Silver
Native Silver (Ag)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite (SiO2)
Granite Boulder
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Chert (Flint)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Fe impurities)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Chert (Flint/Chalcedony)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz crystal pendant
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), likely rock crystal or milky quartz
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper Ore with Malachite and Chalcocite
Copper-bearing Mineral Assemblage (Cu2CO3(OH)2 + Cu2S)
Iron Meteorite
Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)
Olivine (Peridot)
Magnesium Iron Silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Turquoise cabochon jewelry
Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Raw Diamond
Carbon (C)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Turquoise bead bracelet
Turquoise — hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O
Diorite (River Pebble)
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Pink Granite
Phaneritic Felsic Igneous Rock (Granite)
Milky Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2)
Cubic Zirconia
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Blue Quartz / Glass Gemstone Pendant
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) or Synthetic Glass
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Galena-rich sulfide specimen
Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly with sphalerite and oxidized sulfides
Jasper (Iron-rich Chalcedony)
Jasper (Microcrystalline Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 plus iron oxide impurities)