Gold (Processed)
Gold (Au)
Category
Browse metal (elemental mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gold (Processed)
Gold (Au)
Native Silver
Silver (elemental Ag)
Gold (Elemental Metal)
Gold (Au)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Silicon (Industrial Grade)
Elemental Silicon (Si)
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible stony-iron fragment
Small metallic meteorite-like specimen
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite candidate; possibly an ordinary chondrite or terrestrial slag
Iron-rich meteorite candidate (weathered iron meteorite)
Likely Fe–Ni metal, commonly kamacite and taenite; definitive identification requires laboratory testing
Likely iron meteorite
Iron–nickel meteorite, commonly octahedrite (kamacite–taenite)
Likely iron-rich meteorite or hematite-rich rock
Uncertain; possible iron meteorite (Fe–Ni alloy) or limonite/goethite-bearing hematite
Metal-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite candidate; probable fusion-crusted fragment
Polished native copper
Native copper (Cu), likely with cuprite/tenorite oxidation products
Polished iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite and taenite (Fe–Ni alloys), possibly weathered or etched
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite, commonly kamacite–taenite (Fe–Ni)
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely an ataxite or coarse octahedrite; composition mainly Fe–Ni alloy
Gold
Aurum (Elemental Gold, Au)
Iron-rich meteorite (probable stony-iron or weathered iron meteorite)
Unclassified meteorite; likely Fe–Ni metal with silicate minerals
Silicon
Element Si
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined stony-iron or iron meteorite; possible weathered iron meteorite
Dark mafic rock, possibly basalt or meteorite-like specimen
Likely basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene assemblage); meteorite identification cannot be confirmed visually
Possible basaltic volcanic rock or iron-rich meteorite
Likely basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene rock); meteorite status cannot be confirmed visually
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite candidate; possibly limonite/hematite-bearing terrestrial rock
Possible basaltic rock or meteorite candidate
Likely vesicular basalt; meteorite identification cannot be confirmed visually
Iron-rich meteorite candidate (possibly stony-iron meteorite)
Unclassified meteoritic material; apparent Fe-Ni metal with silicate matrix
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite; identification requires laboratory testing
Likely weathered iron-rich meteorite
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite candidate; confirmation requires laboratory testing
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Probable stony-iron or iron meteorite; exact classification requires testing
Chondritic meteorite
Ordinary chondrite; commonly L, LL, or H group, composed mainly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene
Possible iron meteorite fragment
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Nickel–iron meteorite (likely weathered iron meteorite)
Fe–Ni alloy, chiefly kamacite and taenite
Iron meteorite candidate
Probable iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or weathered nickel–iron alloy
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined; possible stony-iron or iron-oxide-rich meteorite
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified meteoritic iron–stone material; possible stony-iron meteorite or terrestrial ironstone
Possible iron-rich meteorite
Provisional: stony-iron or iron meteorite; mineralogy may include kamacite (α-Fe,Ni) and taenite (γ-Fe,Ni)
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Unclassified stony-iron or iron meteorite fragment
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Possible iron meteorite
Iron meteorite, likely kamacite–taenite alloy
Likely metallic meteorite fragment
Unclassified iron-rich meteorite; possible stony-iron or iron meteorite
Iron-rich meteorite candidate
Undetermined Fe–Ni meteorite, possibly an ordinary chondrite or iron meteorite