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

Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (likely Fluorite on Quartz/Matrix)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Rainbow/Purple Fluorite)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Graphite Schist (C (Carbonaceous Schist)) — metamorphic

Graphite Schist

C (Carbonaceous Schist)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite and Biotite)

Jet (Lignite (Anthracite-grade compact coal)) — sedimentary

Jet

Lignite (Anthracite-grade compact coal)

Biotite Schist (Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)) — metamorphic

Biotite Schist

Biotite Schist (predominantly K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)

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

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Arsenic (Native) (Arsenic (As)) — mineral

Arsenic (Native)

Arsenic (As)

Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar series; (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar series; (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)

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

Sunstone

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

Pyrite on Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Sunstone

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

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone or Ironstone Concretion) (Goethite/Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite/Marcasite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone or Ironstone Concretion)

Goethite/Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite/Marcasite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Sunstone

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

Labradorite (Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Arsenopyrite (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)) — mineral

Arsenopyrite

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS)

Peach Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Moqui Marble (Iron Oxide Concretion (Limonite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble

Iron Oxide Concretion (Limonite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)

Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context) (Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Tiger's Eye (often misinterpreted as Gold Ore in this context)

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria) (Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)) — igneous

Vesicular Basalt (or Scoria)

Vesicular Basalt (Aphanitic-vesicular volcanic rock)

Quartz with Mica inclusion (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions) — igneous

Quartz with Mica inclusion

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite inclusions

Opalite (Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete) (Bituminous Concrete / Pavement) — man-made (synthetic rock)

Asphalt (Bituminous Concrete)

Bituminous Concrete / Pavement

man-made (synthetic rock)

Nuummite (Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Nuummite

Nuummite (intergrowth of orthoamphiboles Anthophyllite and Gedrite, (Mg,Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Ironstone Nodules / Siderite Concretion (Siderite (FeCO3) / Ferruginous Septarian Concretion) — sedimentary

Ironstone Nodules / Siderite Concretion

Siderite (FeCO3) / Ferruginous Septarian Concretion

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion) (Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion)

Goethite/Hematite Concretion (Fe2O3 / FeO(OH))

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)

Basalt (Vesicular) (Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene) — igneous

Basalt (Vesicular)

Extrusive mafic igneous rock; primarily (Mg, Fe)2SiO4 (Olivine), CaAl2Si2O8 (Plagioclase Feldspar), and Pyroxene