Slag
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Metal
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N/A - Set piece of jewelry, likely Amethyst or Garnet with Diamond or CZ
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (ST-class)
Clear faceted gemstone in a gold-colored setting
Likely colorless quartz (rock crystal) or synthetic cubic zirconia; visual identification is inconclusive
Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates
Not applicable (man-made)
Nugget of Native Silver
Native Silver (Ag)
Black onyx bead necklace
Black chalcedony, a microcrystalline quartz variety (SiO₂); beads may be dyed or treated
Small stud earring with a purple gemstone (possibly amethyst)
Possible amethyst, a purple variety of quartz (SiO₂); identification is uncertain from the image
Iron-rich meteorite candidate (weathered iron meteorite)
Likely Fe–Ni metal, commonly kamacite and taenite; definitive identification requires laboratory testing
Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz)
Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)
Ring with an Orange Inlay
N/A (Man-made object)
Red gemstone ring, likely ruby or synthetic ruby
Corundum (Al₂O₃), chromium-colored; the image alone cannot confirm whether it is natural or synthetic
Cut diamond tennis-chain jewelry
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C), cubic crystal system
Iron meteorite fragment
Fe-Ni meteorite, likely an iron meteorite or stony-iron fragment
Gold (10K Alloy)
Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock
Native copper nugget
Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration
Red faceted gemstone ring
Likely synthetic ruby or red spinel; exact identification requires testing
Slag (Industrial)
N/A (Anthropogenic Slag)
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals
Likely small metallic meteorite fragments
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate / Ferro-silicate Slag
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
Opal stud earrings
Opal, hydrated amorphous silica (SiO₂·nH₂O)
Gemstone-set ring, likely cubic zirconia or diamond
Likely synthetic cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂); stones may alternatively be diamond (carbon, C)
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment
Bismuth
Native Bismuth (Bi)
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag
Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases
Likely green aventurine or nephrite jade ring
Aventurine quartz (SiO₂) or nephrite, a variety of tremolite–actinolite amphibole
Faceted brown gemstone pendant, likely smoky quartz or champagne topaz
Probably quartz (SiO₂), smoky variety; alternatively topaz (Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂)
Yellow Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Blue-stone ring, likely set with blue glass or a dark-blue gemstone
The stone cannot be identified reliably from the image; possible sapphire (corundum, Al₂O₃), lapis lazuli, or glass
Likely iron meteorite
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite