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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

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (meteoritic iron, Fe-Ni alloy)) — mineral

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (meteoritic iron, Fe-Ni alloy)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Carborundum (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Carborundum

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Amazonite (Microcline (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Amazonite

Microcline (KAlSi3O8)

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

Sunstone

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

Green Fluorite with Galena (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Lead Sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Green Fluorite with Galena

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) with Lead Sulfide (PbS)

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

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

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

Fluorite (Green Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Green Sheen Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with microscopic inclusions)) — igneous

Green Sheen Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 with microscopic inclusions)

Ironstone concretion (Siderite or Limonite concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Ironstone concretion

Siderite or Limonite concretion (FeCO3 or FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Silica-based)

Fuchsite (Green Muscovite / Mica Schist) (Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Fuchsite (Green Muscovite / Mica Schist)

Chromian Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Quartz (various varieties) (SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz (various varieties)

SiO₂ (Silicon Dioxide)

Quartz (Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)) — Mineral

Quartz

Quartz (SiO2 - Silicon Dioxide)

Gold-bearing Quartz and Pyrite (Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 + Au) with Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Gold-bearing Quartz and Pyrite

Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 + Au) with Pyrite (FeS2)

Basalt with Iron Oxidation (Extrusive mafic volcanic rock) — igneous

Basalt with Iron Oxidation

Extrusive mafic volcanic rock

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates) — igneous/metamorphic

Milky Quartz with Mica (Gneiss/Schist influence)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicates

igneous/metamorphic

Magnetite / Iron Ore (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite / Iron Ore

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Blue Goldstone (Aventurine Glass) — Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)

Blue Goldstone

Aventurine Glass

Man-made mineral simulant (Glass)

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

Sunstone

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

Vesicular Basalt with Amygdaloidal Infill (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt with Amygdaloidal Infill

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Pyrite Schist (Metamorphic rock containing FeS2 (Pyrite) with mica and quartz) — metamorphic

Pyrite Schist

Metamorphic rock containing FeS2 (Pyrite) with mica and quartz

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Quartz-Mica Metamorphic Rock)

Tumbled dark purple quartz, likely amethyst (Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety amethyst; possibly iron-bearing quartz with surface sparkle) — mineral

Tumbled dark purple quartz, likely amethyst

Quartz (SiO₂), purple variety amethyst; possibly iron-bearing quartz with surface sparkle

Milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Chalcopyrite (Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)