Samples by Date (1588)

These are all my samples listed in order of acquisition, newest first. Check back to see new samples as they are added.

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Small lump 99.998%.
Source: David Franco
Contributor: David Franco
Acquired: 17 May, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 0.2"
Purity: 99.998%

Coiled filament wire.
Source: David Franco
Contributor: David Franco
Acquired: 17 May, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 0.04"
Purity: >99%

Smoke detector element.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 May, 2002
Price: $10/smoke detector
Size: 0.075"
Purity: >90%

Aluminum Artificial knee joint practice version

Artificial knee joint (practice version).
Source: The Bone Room
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 13 May, 2002
Price: $31
Size: 4"
Purity: 99.78%
Sample Group: Body Parts+Medical

2 inch anode ball.
Source: eBay seller el_three
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 13 May, 2002
Price: $35
Size: 2"
Purity: >95%

Silicon Boule Top.
Source: SoCal (Nevada), Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 May, 2002
Price: $30
Size: 4"
Purity: 99.9999%

Tiny neon bulb.
Source: Radio Shack
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 May, 2002
Price: $2
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >95%

Flashlight bulb.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 May, 2002
Price: $2
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >90%

Flash tube.
Source: Radio Shack
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 May, 2002
Price: $5
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >95%

Round ingots.
Source: eBay seller estuff
Contributor: Ed Pegg Jr
Acquired: 8 May, 2002
Price: $50/20 grams
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >99%

Ingot.
Source: eBay seller estuff
Contributor: Ed Pegg Jr
Acquired: 8 May, 2002
Price: $20/50 grams
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >99%

Electroplated foil.
Source: Flex-n-Gate, Inc
Contributor: Flex-n-Gate, Inc
Acquired: 25 April, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 0.3"
Purity: >99%

Ingots.
Source: Flex-n-Gate, Inc
Contributor: Flex-n-Gate, Inc
Acquired: 25 April, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: >99%

Lead-free fishing weights.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 24 April, 2002
Price: $14/10 bags of weights
Size: 1.25"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Fishing Weights

Aluminum Gem cut aluminum oxide corundum

Gem cut aluminum oxide (corundum).
Source: Pehnec Gems
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 23 April, 2002
Price: $15/both
Size: 0.6"
Purity: 53%

Flowers of sulfur.
Source: Walgreens Pharmacy
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 18 April, 2002
Price: $2
Size: 2.5"
Purity: >95%
Sample Group: Powders+Medical

Carbon Gem cut cubic zirconium just to fool people

Gem cut cubic zirconium just to fool people.
Source: Pehnec Gems
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 April, 2002
Price: $60/50 stones
Size: 0.39"
Purity: 0%

Gem cut Zirconium oxide (cubic).
Source: Pehnec Gems
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 April, 2002
Price: $60/50 stones
Size: 0.39"
Purity: 74%

Anthracite coal.
Source: Coal Dealer
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $0.008/ounce ($250/ton)
Size: 2"
Purity: >85%

Carbon Graphite rod from lantern battery

Graphite rod from lantern battery.
Source: Hardware Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 15 April, 2002
Price: $5/battery with 4 of them
Size: 3"
Purity: >95%