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Anthropic Metallic Specimen

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Meteorite (Chondrite) (Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)) — igneous

Meteorite (Chondrite)

Stony Meteorite (Ordinary Chondrite)

Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals) (Sandstone) — Sedimentary rock

Sandstone (with possibly iron oxides and other minerals)

Sandstone

Sedimentary rock

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Schist (Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Schist

Schist (Crystalline metamorphic rock)

Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock) (Greisen) — Metamorphic Rock

Greisen (Quartz-Muscovite-Turretine Rock)

Greisen

Metamorphic Rock

Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron) (Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)) — igneous

Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Possible Chondrite or Oxidized Iron)

Siderite (Nickel-Iron) or Chondrite (Si/Fe composite)

Schist (Graphite or Mica rich) (Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, or Graphite)) — metamorphic

Schist (Graphite or Mica rich)

Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, or Graphite)

Moonstone with Black Tourmaline (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Schorl inclusions (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)) — mineral

Moonstone with Black Tourmaline

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with Schorl inclusions (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition) — mineral

Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition

Arsenopyrite with Quartz (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite with Quartz

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Copper iron sulfide - Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Copper iron sulfide - Cu5FeS4)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) Cube

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide (SiC) / Moissanite (natural)

Peacock Ore (Bornite/Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite/Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating) — mineral (man-made aura treatment)

Green Aura Quartz (Titanium treated Kyanite or Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Aluminum Silicate (Al2SiO5) with Titanium/Metal Oxide coating

mineral (man-made aura treatment)

Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite) (Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)

Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation) — Sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation

Ammonite Fossil (Ammonitida (Extinct subclass of Cephalopoda)) — sedimentary

Ammonite Fossil

Ammonitida (Extinct subclass of Cephalopoda)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble) (Hematite/Goethite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Moqui Marble)

Hematite/Goethite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Pyritized Ammonite (Ammonitida (replaced by Iron Disulfide, FeS2)) — sedimentary

Pyritized Ammonite

Ammonitida (replaced by Iron Disulfide, FeS2)

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite (Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides e.g., FeO(OH)·nH2O) pseudomorphing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite

Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides e.g., FeO(OH)·nH2O) pseudomorphing Pyrite (FeS2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — Mineral

Pyrite in Quartzite/Graphite Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Labradorite (Larvikite variety) (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — igneous

Labradorite (Larvikite variety)

Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Native Silver (Silver (elemental Ag)) — mineral

Native Silver

Silver (elemental Ag)

Native Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Pyrite (Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)) — mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz) (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Titanium Aura Quartz (Aura Quartz)

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore (with Azurite and Malachite) (Cuprite, Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2), Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)) — mineral

Copper Ore (with Azurite and Malachite)

Cuprite, Azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2), Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)) — sedimentary

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich metamorphic coal)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)