Native Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
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Browse metamorphic specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Native Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Quartz (Drusy/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Peacock Ore (Bornite/Chalcopyrite)
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Citrine
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite, NaAlSi₂O₆
Unakite
Unakite (Epidotized Granite)
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Quartz / Citrine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Blue Apatite
Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)
Yellow Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Aquamarine with Ruby Accent
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3)
Arsenopyrite
Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)
Black Tourmaline
Schorl (NaFe3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Polished Rhodonite Obelisk
Rhodonite (Manganese Iron Magnesium Calcium Silicate) - (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 with inclusions of Fuchsite mica)
Specular Hematite with Quartz and Limonite
Hematite (Fe2O3) with Quartz (SiO2) and Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Quartz (Milky/Common)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
White Moonstone (Scolicite or White Feldspar var. )
Lattice-structure Silicate (KAlSi3O8)
Smoky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Amethyst (Chevron or Banded Amethyst)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Iron (Fe)
Yellow Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with lead impurities
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica
Orange Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite (SiO2 with Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Sodalite
Sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2)
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (NaAlSi2O6 or Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Lazulite
Magnesium Aluminum Phosphate Hydroxide (MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite