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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

Arsenopyrite (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Sunstone (Feldspar) (Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)) — mineral

Sunstone (Feldspar)

Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

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

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Green Adventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)) — mineral

Green Adventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)

Basalt Pebble (Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble

Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Bornite

Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Sunstone

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

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Greenstone with Pyrite inclusions (Greenschist / Meta-volcanic rock with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — metamorphic

Greenstone with Pyrite inclusions

Greenschist / Meta-volcanic rock with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined) (Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)) — igneous

Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Lattice/Veined)

Mafic Volcanic Rock (principally Plagioclase and Pyroxene)

Muscovite Mica Schist (Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Muscovite Mica Schist

Muscovite Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety) (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)) — Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)

Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid

Labradorite (Larvikite variety) (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — igneous

Labradorite (Larvikite variety)

Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Basalt (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)

Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions

Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Hematite Concretion (Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in concretionary form) — sedimentary

Hematite Concretion

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in concretionary form

Iron Ore (Goethite and Hematite) (Iron Oxyhydroxide (α-FeO(OH)) and Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Iron Ore (Goethite and Hematite)

Iron Oxyhydroxide (α-FeO(OH)) and Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone) (Ferruginous Siltstone) — sedimentary

Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)

Ferruginous Siltstone

Rounded iron-rich pebble (Likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Rounded iron-rich pebble

Likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires testing

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)