Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
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Fossiliferous limestone with colonial coral
Calcite (CaCO₃) limestone containing fossil tabulate or rugose coral colonies
Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)
Bituminous mix containing aggregates and petroleum-based binder (CnH2n+2)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Aragonite (CaCO3) with Organic Matrix
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Polished black pebble, likely basalt
Basalt, a fine-grained mafic volcanic rock composed mainly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine
Sandstone Concretion
Septarian or Carbonate-cemented Sandstone Concretion
Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone
Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)
Green sea glass (likely)
Man-made glass, likely soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral or rock
Sea Glass
Man-made silicate glass
Clear Quartz Sphere (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Goldstone (with Tiger's Eye and Quartz)
Aventurine glass (Synthetic SiO2 with Cu inclusions)
Blue-green faceted gemstone, possibly glass or synthetic material
Not identifiable from the image; possible synthetic spinel or glass
Polished labradorite sphere
Labradorite, calcic plagioclase feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)₄O₈)
Sea Glass
Man-made vitreous material (silica-based glass)
Diamond / Clear Quartz / Glass paste
Carbon (Diamond) / Silicon Dioxide (Quartz)
Opalite (a synthetic glass)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with various additives; not a true mineral but a man-made gem simulant
Sandstone Concretion
Limonitic Sandstone Concretion
Chert Concretion (with typical hematite/limonite staining)
Sedimentary Concretion (SiO2 with FeO(OH)⋅nH2O)
Decorative mosaic cross containing mixed rock and glass fragments
Polychrome aggregate; likely quartz, feldspar, marble, granite, and assorted colored glass
Opalite
Synthetic Opalized Glass
Chert Concretion
Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz, SiO2)
Opalite
Man-made Synthetic Glass (Silicon Dioxide with metal additives)
Green sea glass (likely bottle glass)
Man-made soda-lime silicate glass; not a natural mineral
Note on Image Identification: Textile
N/A (Anthropogenic material)
Aura Quartz
Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Tumbled clear quartz (rock crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Stainless Steel (Polished)
Ferrous Alloy containing Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr), and Carbon (C)
Blue Slag Glass
Anthropogenic Amorphous Silicon Dioxide
Ferro-silicate Slag
Industrial Vitrified Slag (High-silica amorphous glass)
Asphalt Chunk (Bituminous Concrete)
Aggregated Bitumen / Artificial Breccia
Small greenish crystal/mineral fragment
Indeterminate; possibly olivine, quartz, or a green gemstone fragment
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass; chiefly silica-rich rhyolitic composition)
Polished obsidian
Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic SiO₂
Slag Glass
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with impurities
Transit Token (RTD Denver)
Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)
Goldstone
Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)
Green Obsidian Sphere (man-made glass)
Vitreous Silica with Chromium/Iron additives
Carborundum (Silicon Carbide)
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Opalite
Opalescent Glass (SiO2 + coloring agents)
Conglomerate
Conglomerate Rock (Paraconglomerate)
Opalite (Man-made Glass)
Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass (SiO2 + metal oxides)
Opalite
Synthetic Opalite Glass / Opalized Glass