Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
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Gold Nugget / Placer Gold
Native Gold (Au)
mineral
Native copper nugget
Native copper (Cu)
mineral
Rough Diamond
Diamond (C - Carbon)
gemstone
Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)
Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite
sedimentary
Auriferous Quartz (Gold-bearing Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Elemental Gold (Au)
mineral
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock)
Copper-bearing rock with secondary copper carbonates
mineral
Likely small metallic meteorite fragments
Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image
meteorite
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
mineral
Pallasite Meteorite
Pallasite (ST-class)
mineral
Gold Ore
Native Gold (Au) in Matrix
mineral
Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)
Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)
mineral
Copper Ore (Chrysocolla/Malachite in host rock)
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and copper carbonate hydroxide
mineral
Nugget of Native Silver
Native Silver (Ag)
mineral
Amethyst
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
gemstone
Silver (Jewelry Specimen)
Native Silver (Chemical Formula: Ag)
mineral
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Metal Alloy / Manufactured Artifact
Copper and Quartz beads
Native Copper (Cu) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Lepidolite in Quartz
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 / SiO2
mineral
Silver (Native Element)
Ag (Argentum) - 90% Silver, 10% Copper alloy in specimen
mineral
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite on Host Rock)
Cuprite, Malachite, and Azurite dissemination in gangue
mineral
Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals
mineral
Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz)
Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)
mineral
Schist (Diamond Drill Core)
Mica Schist
metamorphic
Quartz Vein in Host Rock
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock
igneous
Silver
Ag (Native Silver)
mineral
Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)
Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)
mineral (refined metal)
Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2
mineral
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Aluminum Slag
Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)
mineral
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
mineral
Bismuth
Native Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Gold (10K Alloy)
Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)
mineral
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Silver Nugget
Native Silver (Ag)
mineral
Galena in Quartz Matrix
Lead Sulfide (PbS) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact
Yellow Beryl
Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
mineral
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Lepidolite with Rubellite Tourmaline
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite mica)
mineral
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
mineral
Copper Ore with Chalcocite
Copper sulfide (Cu2S) with associated copper-bearing minerals
mineral