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Sulfur

Carbonatite

Cassiterite

Euxenite

Sperrylite

Brookite

Pyrite

Acanthite

Aventurine Feldspar

Aventurine Feldspar

Galena

Bronzite

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Gold Nuggest (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nuggest

Native Gold (Au)

Yellow Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Yellow Jadeite

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition

Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct) (Ferro-silicate Slag) — Anthropogenic / Non-Natural

Slag (Industrial Glassy Byproduct)

Ferro-silicate Slag

Anthropogenic / Non-Natural

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (Stony-iron meteorite; Fe-Ni alloy with (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 olivine)) — Mineral/Extraterrestrial Rock

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (Stony-iron meteorite; Fe-Ni alloy with (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 olivine)

Mineral/Extraterrestrial Rock

Quartz vein in Schist (Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host) — metamorphic

Quartz vein in Schist

Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host

Silver (Native Element) (Ag (Native Silver), with minor Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Silver (Native Element)

Ag (Native Silver), with minor Copper (Cu)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Manganese Nodule (Polymetallic Nodule (Hydrous manganese and iron oxides)) — mineral

Manganese Nodule

Polymetallic Nodule (Hydrous manganese and iron oxides)

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

Pyrite with Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite (Ochreous) (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)) — mineral

Limonite (Ochreous)

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrated Iron Oxide)

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock (Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)) — sedimentary

Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock

Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)

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

Lepidolite

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

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C) - Diamond) — mineral

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C) - Diamond

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Uncertain small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment (Indeterminate; possibly galena-bearing rock or metallic slag) — mineral

Uncertain small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment

Indeterminate; possibly galena-bearing rock or metallic slag

Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,4)10(O,F,OH)2) — mineral

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,4)10(O,F,OH)2

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

Rough Diamond

Diamond (Carbon, C)

Diamond (Uncut Crystal) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Uncut Crystal)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl) — mineral

Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Diamond in Kimberlite (Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)) — igneous

Diamond in Kimberlite

Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)

Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock with dark mica (Granitic pegmatite; quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica) — igneous

Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock with dark mica

Granitic pegmatite; quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica

Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Plutonic Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gold-bearing Ore) (CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gold-bearing Ore)

CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite)

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica

Rose Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron) — mineral

Rose Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble) (Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzite Pebble)

Arenite / Metamorphosed Sandstone (SiO2)

Gabbro (likely with Pyrite/Sulfide mineralization) (Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Gabbro (likely with Pyrite/Sulfide mineralization)

Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock

Silver (Native Element) (Silver (Ag) in an alloy of 90% Silver and 10% Copper) — mineral

Silver (Native Element)

Silver (Ag) in an alloy of 90% Silver and 10% Copper

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Silver (Native Element / Alloy) (Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Silver (Native Element / Alloy)

Silver (Ag)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Tumbled agate/chalcedony (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled agate/chalcedony

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), likely agate with iron-oxide and other mineral inclusions

Chromium (Chrome) (Chromium (Cr)) — mineral

Chromium (Chrome)

Chromium (Cr)

White Topaz (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2) — mineral

White Topaz

Al2SiO4(F,OH)2