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Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO2)
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz (SiO₂)
Mother of Pearl (Nacre)
Calcium Carbonate (primarily aragonite, with conchiolin)
Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite, chromite, and brucite
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic pyrometallurgical byproduct
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Banded Iron Formation
Limonite (Iron Stone/Goethite)
Limonite (mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily Goethite: α-FeO(OH))
Lavender Quartz (appearing as beads) and Druzy Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Fluorite (Green)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Likely polished leopard-skin jasper or brecciated jasper
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions; exact variety cannot be confirmed from the image alone
Green Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate of magnesium, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Note: Item is not a geological specimen
Guitar Components (Steel, Nickel, Plastic, Wood)
Rose Quartz with Schist Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica-Schist
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Basalt
Aphanitic Mafic Volcanic Rock
Manhattan Schist
Manhattan Schist (Aluminous Metasedimentary Rock)
Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)
Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Specular Hematite with Pyrite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Magnetite (or Magnetic Iron Ore)
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite, Sodalite, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Amygdaloidal Basalt (Ca-rich Plagioclase, Pyroxene, and Olivine)
Basalt
Basalt
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Gabbro or Basalt)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mafic Silicates
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Marble
Marble (metamorphosed limestone/dolostone). Predominantly composed of Calcite (CaCO3) for marble derived from limestone, or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) for marble derived from dolostone.
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Limestone
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)