Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
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Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz Vein in Pelite (Metamorphic Rock)
Hydrothermal Quartz Veining in Metasedimentary Rock (SiO2)
Beryl (likely Aquamarine or Heliodor variant)
Beryllium aluminum cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Peridot
Olivine (Magnesium Iron Silicate - (Mg, Fe)2SiO4)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Unidentified dark mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; appearance may fit a sulfide-bearing rock or iron-rich mineral
Bismuth Crystal
Bismuth (Bi)
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Copper Ore
Cupriferous Rock / Mixed Mineral Matrix
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Native Copper with Malachite/Oxide Coating
Native Copper (Cu)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite Pebble
Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock
Red gemstone ring; likely synthetic ruby or red glass
Undetermined from the image; ruby is corundum (Al₂O₃), while red glass is amorphous silicate
Granite Boulder
Felsic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite and Tiger's Eye
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) / SiO2 (Quartz/Tiger's Eye)
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock
Gold
Native Gold (Au)
Limonite (Iron Stone/Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Hydrous ferric oxide)
Likely metallic mineral specimens
Probably native iron or iron oxide/hydroxide material; exact identification requires testing
Amethyst Cluster
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst) - SiO2
Iron-stained quartz-bearing rock
Quartz (SiO₂), likely in a limonite/goethite-rich matrix
Native Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Purple fluorite crystal
Fluorite (calcium fluoride, CaF₂)
Diamond bracelet (gold-set)
Diamond, crystalline carbon (C); gold alloy setting
Pyrite (on a metal substrate)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Green aventurine pendant (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, with green fuchsite inclusions (aventurescent quartz)
Yellow Beryl (Heliodor)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Pallasite Meteorite (Sliced and Polished)
Pallasite (Iron-Nickel Matrix with Olivine crystals)
Bismuthinite with Chalcopyrite and Quartz
Bismuthinite (Bi2S3) and Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)
Red heart-shaped glass bead in a wire-wrapped jewelry charm
Likely colored glass (amorphous silica-based material); the image does not show an identifiable geological specimen
Pyrite
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb,Cs)4O10(F,OH)2
Bornite
Cu5FeS4
Celestite (Celestine)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)
Copper Ore with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) with Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (Chrysocolla)
Faceted colorless gemstone, likely cubic zirconia or diamond
Cubic zirconia (zirconium dioxide, ZrO₂) or diamond (carbon, C)
Granite
Granite (Felsic Plutonic Rock)