Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
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Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Sunstone
Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Black Obsidian
Amorphous volcanic glass (SiO2 + impurities)
Possible iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Iron meteorite (likely an etched or weathered display specimen)
Iron meteorite, composed chiefly of kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloys)
Native Copper (in coinage alloy)
Copper (Cu)
Silicon
Crystalline Silicon (Si)
Iron meteorite fragment (likely metallic meteorite)
Fe–Ni kamacite/taenite alloy; exact identification requires testing
Titanium Coated Aura Quartz (Apple Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition Coating
Rock crystal (clear quartz), possibly cloudy quartz
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Tumbled white chalcedony (likely milky quartz)
Chalcedony, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Clear quartz crystal
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Polished silver sheen obsidian heart
Obsidian (volcanic glass), primarily rhyolitic silica-rich glass
Clear faceted gemstone in a metal jewelry setting (likely imitation glass or cubic zirconia)
Unidentified transparent faceted stone; possibly cubic zirconia (ZrO₂) or glass
Man-made Ceramic / Clay Figurine
Aluminosilicate Ceramic (Processed Clay)
Opalite
Synthetic Glass, SiO2 base with metallic inclusions
Orange cabochon ring
Possibly carnelian (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂); identification from the photograph is uncertain.
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Green sea glass or tumbled green quartz (uncertain)
Likely quartz (SiO₂) if natural; alternatively man-made soda-lime glass
Red Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica (Industrial byproduct with metallic oxide dopants)
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment
Opalite
Synthetic Opalised Glass
Bismuth crystal aggregate
Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown
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)
Weathered iron-rich concretion or ironstone nodule
Goethite–hematite limonite concretion (FeO(OH), Fe₂O₃, and hydrated iron oxides)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Blue Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal inclusions)
Dyed Blue Agate (Dragon Vein Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial cobalt/organic dyes
Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)
Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various metal oxide impurities
Likely iron meteorite (stony-iron or weathered iron-rich meteorite)
Provisional identification: meteoritic Fe–Ni alloy, mainly kamacite/taenite; exact classification requires chemical and petrographic testing
Faceted clear gemstone in a metal setting
Unidentified transparent faceted gem; possibilities include quartz (SiO₂), topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂), or glass—the image is insufficient for identification.
Green Aventurine
Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Cupronickel Coin
Copper-Nickel Alloy (typically 75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Turquoise ring
Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; the setting appears to be silver-colored metal
Polished green-and-black banded cabochon (likely malachite imitation or dyed agate)
Uncertain; possible malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), banded agate (SiO₂), or man-made glass