Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Category
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Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry
Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads
Gossan
Iron-rich regolith (mainly Limonite and Goethite, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant)
Beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Likely weathered mafic rock (basalt or gabbro)
Basalt–gabbroic rock; chiefly plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine
Blue Sapphire and Diamond (Set in Metal)
Corundum (Al2O3) and Diamond (C)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Bull Quartz (White Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Pyrite-bearing Rock
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Likely native metallic mineral specimen
Uncertain from photograph; possibly pyrite (FeS₂) or a sulfide-rich metallic ore
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Quartz / Calcite Vein Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
Quartz Veinated Sandstone or Siltstone
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a clastic sedimentary matrix
Tree Agate
Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite and Tiger's Eye
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) / SiO2 (Quartz/Tiger's Eye)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Likely metallic mineral specimens
Probably native iron or iron oxide/hydroxide material; exact identification requires testing
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst) - SiO2
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a limonite/goethite-rich matrix
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Chalcopyrite on Quartz
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Native gold in quartz matrix
Native gold (Au), with quartz (SiO₂) and possibly sulfide minerals
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Iron Slag
Iron/Steel Slag (Ferrosilicate Glass)