Nickel–iron meteorite (likely weathered iron meteorite)
Fe–Ni alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite
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Nickel–iron meteorite (likely weathered iron meteorite)
Fe–Ni alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Possible stony-iron meteorite or iron-oxide-rich terrestrial rock; exact identification requires testing
Small rounded pebble, likely quartz-rich sandstone or granitoid fragment
Uncertain; probable quartz/feldspar-bearing lithic pebble
Shatter Cone (Impactite)
Shock-metamorphosed rock
Likely iron-rich meteorite or weathered sulfide-bearing rock
Unconfirmed; possible ordinary chondrite (stony meteorite) or iron-oxide/sulfide-bearing terrestrial rock
Moldavite
Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (High-silica natural glass)
Likely metallic mineral specimens
Probably native iron or iron oxide/hydroxide material; exact identification requires testing
Iron Meteorite (Oxidized)
Iron-Nickel Alloy (Fe, Ni)
Hematite pseudomorph after a fossil or mineralized object (likely iron-oxide concretion)
Hematite, Fe₂O₃, possibly limonite/goethite-bearing
Iron Meteorite (Campo del Cielo)
Iron Meteorite, Group IAB (FeNi Alloy: Kamacite and Taenite)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferro-silicate glass (Slag)
Slag
Ferrous Slag (Siliceous industrial waste)
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni metal, commonly kamacite and taenite
Red bead-and-chain costume jewelry, likely glass or plastic
No geological identification; the red beads appear manufactured and cannot be identified as mineral from the image
Iron-rich weathered rock, possibly goethite/limonite-bearing sandstone or ironstone
Limonite (hydrated iron oxides; chiefly goethite, FeO(OH), with hematite, Fe₂O₃)
Magnetite-rich iron ore
Magnetite (Fe₃O₄), possibly with hematite and silicate matrix
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite (Fe-Ni)
Small metallic meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Unclassified meteoritic material; exact classification requires chemical and petrographic testing
Iron-rich meteorite candidate (weathered ironstone)
Likely oxidized Fe–Ni metal, possibly magnetite/hematite-bearing terrestrial ironstone; exact identification requires testing
Slag (Industrial Glass/Glassy Rock)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Material
Ironstone Concretion (Limonite/Goethite)
Ironstone (primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unconfirmed stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered ordinary chondrite
Metallic meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)
Undetermined meteoritic Fe–Ni alloy with silicate minerals
Weathered sandstone pebble
Quartz-rich sandstone, likely ferruginous sandstone
Likely iron meteorite
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely an ataxite or coarse octahedrite; composition mainly Fe–Ni alloy
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni metal, typically kamacite and taenite
Iron meteorite fragment (probable)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, likely an octahedrite
Polished iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloys), possibly weathered or etched
Possible iron-rich meteorite
Provisional: stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy may include kamacite (α-Fe,Ni) and taenite (γ-Fe,Ni)
Metallic iron meteorite (probable)
Iron–nickel alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite (Fe-Ni)
Likely rough metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; identification is uncertain from the image alone
Possible iron meteorite
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly kamacite-taenite (Fe-Ni alloy)
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Iron–nickel meteorite, primarily kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloy)
Iron meteorite candidate
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, possibly an ordinary octahedrite
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni metallic meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
Tektite
Tektite (SiO2 impact glass)
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Undetermined iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy requires testing
Iron meteorite (probable)
Fe–Ni alloy, mainly kamacite and taenite
L-Chondrite Meteorite Fragment
Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite, L-type)
Tektite (Indochinite)
Tektite (Terrestrial Impact Glass)