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Mineral (Metal)

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

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Platinum

Gold

Copper

Silver

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz) (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating) — gemstone

Mystic Topaz (Treated Quartz or Topaz)

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide [Al2SiO4(F,OH)2] with thin-film metallic coating

Gold (Aurum (Au)) — Mineral (Metal)

Gold

Aurum (Au)

Mineral (Metal)

Gold (Aurum (Elemental Gold, Au)) — Mineral, Metal (element)

Gold

Aurum (Elemental Gold, Au)

Mineral, Metal (element)

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (ST-class)) — mineral

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (ST-class)

Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Nugget of Native Silver (Native Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Nugget of Native Silver

Native Silver (Ag)

Slag — industrial by-product

Slag

industrial by-product

Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates (Not applicable (man-made)) — Man-made Object (Metalwork)

Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates

Not applicable (man-made)

Man-made Object (Metalwork)

Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast) (Native Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Silver Nuggets (Natural or Cast)

Native Silver (Ag)

Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz) (Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Cranberry or Magenta Aura Quartz)

Silicon dioxide coated with titanium/niobium (SiO2)

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

Aura Quartz (Anomalously Coated Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with vaporized metals

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan) (Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone (Gozzan)

Iron-rich clastic sedimentary rock with Limonite/Goethite

Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock) (Copper-bearing rock with secondary copper carbonates) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock)

Copper-bearing rock with secondary copper carbonates

Native copper nugget (Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration) — mineral

Native copper nugget

Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration

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

Gold (10K Alloy)

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

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Likely small metallic meteorite fragments (Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image) — meteorite

Likely small metallic meteorite fragments

Unclassified iron or stony-iron meteorite; mineralogy cannot be confirmed from the image

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

Aluminum Slag (Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)) — mineral

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)

Silver (Ag (Native Silver)) — mineral

Silver

Ag (Native Silver)

Aluminum Slag (Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)) — mineral

Aluminum Slag

Anthropogenic Aluminum (Al)

Bismuth Crystal (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth Crystal

Bismuth (Bi)

Bismuth (Native Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth

Native Bismuth (Bi)

Gemstone Ring (N/A - Set piece of jewelry, likely Amethyst or Garnet with Diamond or CZ) — gemstone

Gemstone Ring

N/A - Set piece of jewelry, likely Amethyst or Garnet with Diamond or CZ

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

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock) (Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite, Azurite, and Chalcopyrite in Host Rock)

Copper-bearing polymetallic mineral aggregate (Cu-minerals)

Copper Ore (Chrysocolla/Malachite in host rock) (Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and copper carbonate hydroxide) — mineral

Copper Ore (Chrysocolla/Malachite in host rock)

Hydrated copper phyllosilicate and copper carbonate hydroxide

Yellow Beryl (Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)) — mineral

Yellow Beryl

Beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz (Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Native Copper with Cuprite and Quartz

Copper (Cu), Cuprite (Cu2O), Quartz (SiO2)

Silver (Sterling Silver) (Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu); Formula: Ag+Cu) — mineral

Silver (Sterling Silver)

Argentum (Ag) mixed with Copper (Cu); Formula: Ag+Cu

Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological) (Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating) — Metal Alloy / Manufactured Artifact

Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)

Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating

Metal Alloy / Manufactured Artifact

Copper and Quartz beads (Native Copper (Cu) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Copper and Quartz beads

Native Copper (Cu) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass) — gemstone

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass / Man-made Glass

Diamond (in jewelry) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in jewelry)

Carbon (C)

Lepidolite in Quartz (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 / SiO2) — mineral

Lepidolite in Quartz

K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 / SiO2

Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite on Host Rock) (Cuprite, Malachite, and Azurite dissemination in gangue) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite on Host Rock)

Cuprite, Malachite, and Azurite dissemination in gangue

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Rhyolite (Extrusive igneous rock (felsic)) — igneous

Rhyolite

Extrusive igneous rock (felsic)

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

Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating

Gold Ore (Native Gold (Au) in Matrix) — mineral

Gold Ore

Native Gold (Au) in Matrix

Gold (Elemental Metal) (Gold (Au)) — Mineral

Gold (Elemental Metal)

Gold (Au)

Bauxite (Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides)