Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
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Browse metal (elemental mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz in Gneiss
Quartzite / Foliated Gneiss containing SiO2
Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Bauxite
Aluminium ore / Hydrated aluminium oxides (AlOx(OH)3-2x)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Industrial Diamond (Bort or Boart)
Diamond (pure Carbon, C)
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Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
Granite
Phaneritic plutonic rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)
Beryl (Emerald Variety)
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
Man-made Synthetic Material (Plastic/Composite)
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) or High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)
Lepidolite and Tiger's Eye
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) / SiO2 (Quartz/Tiger's Eye)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Galena
Lead sulfide (PbS)
Chert (Iron-stained)
Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
Granite
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock)
Granitic Pegmatite
Pegmatite (Quartz: SiO2, Feldspar: KAlSi3O8, Mica: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Bauxite
Aluminum ore / Hydrated aluminum oxides
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous Matrix
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Standing Liberty Quarter (Silver Specimen)
Native Silver alloy (Ag with Cu traces)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a limonite/goethite-rich matrix
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst) - SiO2
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Collection of Minerals and Ores
Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)
Peridot (Olivine)
Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)