Gold Ore / Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
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Gold Ore / Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite
Iron Pyrite (FeS2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite in Matrix (likely Quartz or Coal)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Native Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Chalcopyrite
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Sunstone
Heliolite (Sodium Calcium Aluminum Silicate with Iron or Copper inclusions)
Rutilated Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Tectosilicate (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(SO4,S,Cl,OH)2
Baroque Pearl
Calcium Carbonate (Aragonite or Calcite) and Conchiolin
Blue Tiger's Eye
Riebeckite (crocidolite variety)
Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Fluorite, Turquoise, and Calcite set
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminum (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O), Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Shungite
Non-crystalline carbon (similar to anthracite coal or meta-anthracite)
Chalcedony (Botryoidal Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Manganese Silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Potassium Feldspar and Quartz
KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar) and SiO2 (Quartz)
Quartz (Smoky/Milky variety)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Manganese Silicate), (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Quartz on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Diamond
Carbon (C) with trace Boron
Obsidian
Volcanic glass (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide with impurities)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Mainly Lazurite: Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Silver (Native Silver)
Native Silver (Ag)
Specular Hematite (Specularite)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Sunstone
Orthoclase or Oligoclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Pearl (as a Biogenic Mineral)
Calcium Carbonate (mostly Aragonite) with Conchiolin; CaCO3
Labradorite
(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (Sodium Iron Aluminum Borosilicate Hydroxide)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)