Favorite Samples (15)

These are the elements that make up my favorite samples. Some of them I like because they are big and chunky, some because they are unusual, some have particularly good entries in the website, etc. They are in order with favorite first.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2003 by Theodore W.Gray.

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074 Tungsten
074 Tungsten
Incredibly heavy, the same density as gold, this cylinder amazes everyone.

Source: Neil Lipson
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 29 May, 2002
Price: $315
Size: 3"
Purity: 96.3%
072 Hafnium
072 Hafnium
The most remarkable metal surface I've seen. Don't miss the 3D rotatable version.

Source: eBay seller rubbleshop
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 19 October, 2002
Price: $18
Size: 2"
Purity: 99.25%
055 Cesium
055 Cesium
Hold it in your hand and it melts into liquid gold.

Source: David Franco
Contributor: David Franco
Acquired: 11 June, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: 99.98%
092 Uranium
092 Uranium
A cylinder you will not see every day.

Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Anonymous
Acquired: 21 December, 2002
Price: Trade
Size: 2"
Purity: 99%
014 Silicon
014 Silicon
Beautiful shape and very pure.

Source: SoCal (Nevada), Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 May, 2002
Price: $30
Size: 4"
Purity: 99.9999%
029 Copper
029 Copper
Really strange natural or artificial nodules.

Source: eBay seller copper_nugget_man
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 January, 2003
Price: Donated
Size: 0.75"
Purity: 95%
029 Copper
029 Copper
The stereoscopic view is wonderful.

Source: eBay seller conradboty@aol.com
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 22 February, 2003
Price: $11.50
Size: 2"
Purity: >99%
082 Lead
082 Lead
Forty pound potato chip bowl.

Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 3 August, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 9"
Purity: >95%
088 Radium
088 Radium
You've got to read the booklet that came with this.

Source: eBay seller bettyboop@iolaks.com
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 13 November, 2002
Price: $90
Size: 12"
Purity: <0.1%
040 Zirconium
040 Zirconium
Historically significant slice of metal.

Source: Randall Fullman
Contributor: Randall Fullman
Acquired: 26 June, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: >99.99%
047 Silver
047 Silver
The oldest man-made sample by about 1200 years.

Source: Dan Lewis
Contributor: Dan Lewis
Acquired: 18 June, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: 93.5%
026 Iron
026 Iron
The very essence of metal.

Source: Chris Carlson
Contributor: Chris Carlson
Acquired: 5 June, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 2.5"
Purity: >99%
035 Bromine
035 Bromine
A gas as thick as pea soup.

Source: Tryggvi Emilsson and Timothy Brumleve
Contributor: Tryggvi Emilsson and Timothy Brumleve
Acquired: 21 September, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: 99.9%
079 Gold
079 Gold
We keep it locked up.

Source: George (not 007) Lazenby
Contributor: George (not 007) Lazenby
Acquired: 21 October, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 3"
Purity: 99.42%
022 Titanium
022 Titanium
A beautiful cup with a very interesting surface.

Source: Paul Wellin
Contributor: Paul Wellin
Acquired: 14 June, 2002
Price: Donated
Size: 2.25"
Purity: >95%