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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

Super Seven (Melody Stone) (Quartz with inclusions (Amethyst, Cacoxenite, Goethite, Lepidocrosite, Rutile, Smoky Quartz, and Clear Quartz)) — mineral

Super Seven (Melody Stone)

Quartz with inclusions (Amethyst, Cacoxenite, Goethite, Lepidocrosite, Rutile, Smoky Quartz, and Clear Quartz)

Hypersthene (Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO3)) — mineral

Hypersthene

Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO3)

Peacock Ore (Bornite/Chalcopyrite) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore (Bornite/Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Bornite (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Sunstone ((Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) - Plagioclase Feldspar) — mineral

Sunstone

(Ca,Na)((Al,Si)2Si2O8) - Plagioclase Feldspar

Pyrite in Matrix (often with Chalcopyrite) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Matrix (often with Chalcopyrite)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) / Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Hematite (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite) (Pyrite, FeS₂) — mineral

Pyrite cluster (iron pyrite)

Pyrite, FeS₂

Native copper-bearing rock (probable copper ore) (Native copper (Cu), likely with copper sulfide/oxide minerals in a host rock) — mineral

Native copper-bearing rock (probable copper ore)

Native copper (Cu), likely with copper sulfide/oxide minerals in a host rock

Pyrite with Galena and Sphalerite on Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2), Lead Sulfide (PbS), Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)) — mineral

Pyrite with Galena and Sphalerite on Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2), Lead Sulfide (PbS), Zinc Sulfide (ZnS)

Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads (Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral) — mineral

Goldstone (blue-goldstone–style glass) beads

Artificial aventurine glass, typically silica glass with copper inclusions; not a natural mineral

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Magnetite with Quartz (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite with Quartz

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Fluorite (Yellow and Multi-color) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Yellow and Multi-color)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Amazonite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Mixed Mineral Bead Bracelet (Polycrystalline and Monocrystalline Silicates/Oxides (Quartz, Howlite, Hematite)) — gemstone

Mixed Mineral Bead Bracelet

Polycrystalline and Monocrystalline Silicates/Oxides (Quartz, Howlite, Hematite)

Quartz with Mica (Muscovite/Biotite) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate inclusions) — mineral

Quartz with Mica (Muscovite/Biotite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate inclusions

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Moqui Marbles (Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marbles

Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite / Quartz display specimens (Zinc Iron Sulfide (Zn,Fe)S with Quartz (SiO2) / Aquamarine / Fluorite) — mineral

Sphalerite with Galena and Calcite / Quartz display specimens

Zinc Iron Sulfide (Zn,Fe)S with Quartz (SiO2) / Aquamarine / Fluorite

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

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Magnetite (Charnockite Regional Variation) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Charnockite Regional Variation)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Limonite Concretion (FeO(OH)qnH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion

FeO(OH)qnH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)

Hematite bead bracelet (Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely polished or magnetically enhanced beads) — mineral

Hematite bead bracelet

Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely polished or magnetically enhanced beads

Shungite (Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian rock)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (carbon-rich Precambrian rock)

Shungite (Shungite (Amorphous Carbon)) — mineral

Shungite

Shungite (Amorphous Carbon)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt

Mafic Igneous Rock (composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene)

Sunstone (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)3O8

Schist (Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)

Red Hematite (Banded Iron Formation) (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Red Hematite (Banded Iron Formation)

Hematite (Fe2O3)