Mammoth Tooth
Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)
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Mammoth Tooth
Mammuthus primigenius (Tooth fragment)
Man-made Carved Stone (Scream Mask/Skull motif)
Carved Soapstone or Serpentine-rich rock
Silver
Ag (Native Silver)
Green Sea Glass
Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides
Goldstone (aventurine glass)
Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)
Probable amber fragment
Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)
Man-made Glass (Tumbled/Shaped)
Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide colorants
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Man-made Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating/dye
Opalite
Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Slag Glass (Cullet)
Amorphous Silica (man-made), primarily SiO2 with trace metal oxides
Rainbow Hematite (Man-made/Treated)
Tumbled Hematite with Titanium/Anodized coating (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)
Glass / Silicon Dioxide (Man-made)
SiO2 (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide)
Man-made Blank Ammunition (Brass)
CuZn (Cartridge Brass - roughly 70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
White calcite (likely tumbled calcite or marble fragment)
Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃); if the specimen is granular and rock-like, it may be marble, a calcite-rich metamorphic rock
Calcite (or Alabaster, if truly carved)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Tanzanite
Blue Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Goldstone (Red/Brown)
Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)
Clear Quartz (Faceted)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads
Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral
Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite/Calcite) with Conchiolin
Rough Tanzanite
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Red Jasper Cube
SiO2 (microcrystalline quartz)
Worn River Pebble with Fossil Indentation
Sedimentary Rock with Fossil Infill
Blue calcite sphere
Calcite (CaCO₃), commonly blue-calcite variety
Silver Nugget
Native Silver (Ag)
Brick
Fired clay or Ceramic material (no specific mineralogical scientific name as it's a composite)
Tanzanite
Blue/Violet Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Man-made Synthetic Material (Not a rock or mineral)
Polyester (Polyethylene terephthalate) / Faux Fur
Man-made Synthetic Material (Costume Faux Fur)
Synthetic Polymer (Polyester/Acrylic)
Blue Sapphire (Synthetic or Man-made Glass Imitation)
Corundum (Al2O3) if natural; Lead-glass or Spinal if synthetic
Terracotta (Man-made ceramic brick fragment)
Baked clay / High-iron ceramic (Silicate-based ceramic)
Blue gemstone bead bracelet, likely lapis lazuli or dyed stone
Uncertain from image; possible lazurite-bearing lapis lazuli (Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂S) or dyed quartz/glass imitation
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Unable to identify - Image contains non-geological items
Chert (Jasper/Agate variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
River Pebble (likely Quartzite or Chert)
Sedimentary Clast (Silicon Dioxide dominant)
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Portable Ceramic Space Heater
Polished Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Plastic with Ceramic Heating Elements
Sand Dollar Fossil (Echinoidea)
Class Echinoidea (likely order Clypeasteroida), CaCO3 (Calcite)
Tanzanite
Blue/Violet Variety of Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH))
Polished serpentine pendulum
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄