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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

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl) — mineral

Vanadinite

Pb5(VO4)3Cl

Granite Pebble (Intrusive Igneous Rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Intrusive Igneous Rock (Quartz, Feldspar, Mica)

Gossan (Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)) — sedimentary

Gossan

Ferruginous gossan (Iron-rich capping)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating) (Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Gossan (with Limonite/Hematite coating)

Ferruginous Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O / Fe2O3)

Native copper (probable copper-rich mineral specimen) (Copper, Cu; possibly mixed with cuprite, malachite, and iron-oxide alteration minerals) — mineral

Native copper (probable copper-rich mineral specimen)

Copper, Cu; possibly mixed with cuprite, malachite, and iron-oxide alteration minerals

Blue calcite (likely) (Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)) — mineral

Blue calcite (likely)

Calcite, calcium carbonate (CaCO₃)

Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition) — mineral

Aura Quartz Geodes (Lab-Altered)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Metallic Vapor Deposition

Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Stone/Gossen)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Lepidolite

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

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Barite (Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)) — mineral

Barite

Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)

Gold Ore (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Ore

Native Gold (Au)

Native Copper (in coinage alloy) (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper (in coinage alloy)

Copper (Cu)

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Feldspathic Sandstone) (SiO2 with minor impurities (Fe2O3, KAlSi3O8)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (Quartzose Sandstone / Feldspathic Sandstone)

SiO2 with minor impurities (Fe2O3, KAlSi3O8)

Gold (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Gold (Au)

Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen) (Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (as a jewelry specimen)

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO2)

Polished labradorite pendant (Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)) — mineral

Polished labradorite pendant

Labradorite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (approximately NaAlSi₃O₈–CaAl₂Si₂O₈)

Likely hematite-rich ironstone or metallic mineral fragment (Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly with magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or metallic iron) — mineral

Likely hematite-rich ironstone or metallic mineral fragment

Hematite (Fe₂O₃), possibly with magnetite (Fe₃O₄) or metallic iron

Native Copper in Matrix (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper in Matrix

Native Copper (Cu)

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

Dyed Aura Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating

Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible) (Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite) — meteorite

Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)

Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite

Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass) (Vitreous Silicate Residue) — Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Ferrosilicon Slag (Industrial Vitrified Glass)

Vitreous Silicate Residue

Antropogenic (Man-made industrial byproduct)

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (Hydrated Silica Simulant)

Bull Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Bull Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide with Fuchsite (SiO2)

Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond Druzy (Crystalline Diamond)

Carbon (C)

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Quartzite pebble (Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide staining) — metamorphic

Quartzite pebble

Quartzite (SiO2) with iron oxide staining

Gold Nugget (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Gold (Au)

Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz) (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)) — mineral

Aura Quartz (specifically Titanium Aura Quartz)

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2 + Ti Coating)

Eudialyte (Eudialyte (Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2)) — mineral

Eudialyte

Eudialyte (Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Schist (Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic Schist) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Schist

Quartz (SiO2) in Pelitic Schist

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

Aura Quartz (Rainbow Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coatings

Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite) (Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Gold Ore (in Quartz/Pyrite)

Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Pyrite (FeS2)

Bauxite (AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)) — sedimentary

Bauxite

AlOx(OH)3-2x (mixture of Gibbsite, Boehmite, and Diaspore)

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

Lepidolite

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

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

Lepidolite

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

Rough Emerald Crystals (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities) — mineral

Rough Emerald Crystals

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities

Aura Quartz (Titanium or Angel Aura coated) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating) — mineral

Aura Quartz (Titanium or Angel Aura coated)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor coating

Diamond ring (Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)) — gemstone

Diamond ring

Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)