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Metal (Elemental Mineral)

Browse metal (elemental mineral) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sulfur

Cassiterite

Sperrylite

Brookite

Pyrite

Carbonatite

Acanthite

Aventurine Feldspar

Aventurine Feldspar

Galena

Bronzite

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Sunstone (Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Feldspar (variety Oligoclase or Labradorite), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride, CaF2) — Mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride, CaF2

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Fools Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fools Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite) (Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Iron Ore (Limonite and Hematite)

Goethite/Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) and Hematite (Fe2O3)

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — Mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Pyrite and Chalcopyrite in Fluorite Matrix (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite and Chalcopyrite in Fluorite Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Hematite Ball (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite Ball

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Galena (likely) (Galena, lead sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena (likely)

Galena, lead sulfide (PbS)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sunstone ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Oligoclase or Andesine)) — mineral

Sunstone

(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 (Oligoclase or Andesine)

Pyrite (Iron sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite with Vesicular Matrix (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite with Vesicular Matrix

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Shungite (Non-crystalline carbon (C)) — mineral

Shungite

Non-crystalline carbon (C)

Aura Amethyst (Dyed/Coated) (Titanium-treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Aura Amethyst (Dyed/Coated)

Titanium-treated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Nuggests (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nuggests

Native Gold (Au)

Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite (Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — Mineral

Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite

Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Native Gold (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold

Gold (Au)

Specular Hematite (Polished Sphere) (Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)) — mineral

Specular Hematite (Polished Sphere)

Hematite (Alpha Fe2O3)

Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur). (Galena (PbS)) — mineral

Note: Image shows a biological specimen (Rat), not a rock. Representative geological equivalent: Galena (due to lead-grey colors in fur).

Galena (PbS)

Magnetite (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Basalt with Sulfide/Pyrite inclusion (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (likely Basalt) with Pyrite (FeS2)) — igneous

Basalt with Sulfide/Pyrite inclusion

Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock (likely Basalt) with Pyrite (FeS2)

Hematite Beads (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite Beads

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock) (Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone) — sedimentary

Asphalt (Bituminous Rock)

Natural bitumen or Bituminous limestone/sandstone

Magnetite (Lodestone variety) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variety)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veining in silicate matrix

Native Copper in Basalt (Cu) — mineral

Native Copper in Basalt

Cu

Chalcopyrite on Quartz (CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite on Quartz

CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite) with SiO2 (Quartz)

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-Washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Acid-Washed Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)