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Mineral, Metal (Element)

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

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Sulfur

Carbonatite

Cassiterite

Euxenite

Sperrylite

Brookite

Pyrite

Acanthite

Aventurine Feldspar

Aventurine Feldspar

Galena

Bronzite

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Native silver specimen (probable) (Silver, Ag; possibly silver-bearing sulfide or electrum) — mineral

Native silver specimen (probable)

Silver, Ag; possibly silver-bearing sulfide or electrum

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Raw Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Raw Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (in a jewelry setting) (Cubic Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in a jewelry setting)

Cubic Carbon (C)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Pegmatite (Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)) — igneous

Pegmatite

Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock) — igneous

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) veins in metamorphic/igneous host rock

Diamond (C (Carbon)) — mineral

Diamond

C (Carbon)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing) (Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing)

Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2

Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated) (Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)) — mineral (refined metal)

Zinc Alloy (Silver-plated)

Zinc Alloy Casting (Zn-Al-Mg-Cu)

mineral (refined metal)

Pegmatitic pink feldspar–quartz rock (Granitic pegmatite; chiefly microcline/orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), quartz (SiO₂), and minor mica) — igneous

Pegmatitic pink feldspar–quartz rock

Granitic pegmatite; chiefly microcline/orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), quartz (SiO₂), and minor mica

Silver Nugget (Native Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Silver Nugget

Native Silver (Ag)

Eudialyte in Matrix (Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3) — mineral

Eudialyte in Matrix

Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3

Silver (Ag (Native Silver)) — mineral

Silver

Ag (Native Silver)

Aluminum Slag (Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)) — mineral

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)

Aluminum Slag (Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)) — mineral

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with trace Fe2+)

Bismuth (Native Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth

Native Bismuth (Bi)

Bismuth Crystal (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth Crystal

Bismuth (Bi)

Gold (10K Alloy) (Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)) — mineral

Gold (10K Alloy)

Aurum (Au) with alloying metals (Cu, Ag, Zn)

Celestine (Celestite) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestine (Celestite)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

Fluorite on Matrix (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite on Matrix

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Diamond (Cut Specimen) (Diamond (pure carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (Cut Specimen)

Diamond (pure carbon, C)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Rough Diamond (Pure Carbon (C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Pure Carbon (C)

Ruby (Corundum (Al2O3)) — mineral

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3)

Rough Diamond (Diamond (pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Rough Diamond

Diamond (pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock (likely milky quartz with feldspar and dark mica) (Pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and biotite/hornblende) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatitic rock (likely milky quartz with feldspar and dark mica)

Pegmatite; predominantly quartz (SiO₂), with feldspar and biotite/hornblende

Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal) (Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.) — Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact

Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)

Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.

Synthetic / Manufactured Artifact

Galena in Quartz Matrix (Lead Sulfide (PbS) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Galena in Quartz Matrix

Lead Sulfide (PbS) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lepidolite (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Lepidolite

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)

Milky Quartz with Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag (Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases) — mineral

Blue slag glass / industrial smelter slag

Man-made iron-rich silicate slag; composition variable, commonly Fe–Ca–Mg–Al silicates with glassy phases