Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
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Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]
Pyrite (Cube variety)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite and Quartz Agglomerate
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pyrite (on host rock/ore)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite on Limestone
Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (SiO2)
Tumbled sodalite with white calcite veining
Sodalite, Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2, commonly intergrown with calcite, CaCO3
Fluorite (often called Rainbow Fluorite or Purple-Green Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Siltstone Pebble
Siltstone (composed of microscopic quartz and clay minerals)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Dyed Purple Agate Sliced
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with artificial pigment
Iron Gossan (Limonite/Goethite)
Hydrated Iron Oxides (FeO(OH)·nH2O) from oxidation zones
Slag Glass
Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)
Bornite
Copper Iron Sulfide (Cu5FeS4)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Chalk
CaCO3 (primarily Calcium Carbonate), biogenic sedimentary rock
Quartzite Pebbles
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite pebble
Quartzite (principally SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Limonite with Quartz
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Olivine in Basalt matrix
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Quartzite River Rock
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Quartzite
Quartzite (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Quartzite with Milky Quartz Vein
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gossan with Copper Carbonate (Chrysocolla/Malachite)
Ferruginous Oxide (Gossan) with Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) or (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4 (Chrysocolla)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Milky Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Pegmatite with Lepidolite and Feldspar
Pegmatite (containing K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 and KAlSi3O8)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gabbro or Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mafic Silicates
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)