Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
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Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Metal Alloy (Likely Pewter or Sterling Silver)
Not a natural geological specimen; composed of refined metals. If pewter, it's a tin-based alloy. If sterling silver, it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (usually copper).
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz and Limestone Grouping
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Mineral Sand (Heavy Mineral Sand Concentrate)
Placer deposit concentrate containing minerals such as ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and magnetite
Feldspar-Quartz Rock (likely Pegmatite or Granite)
Feldspar-Quartz composite rock (KAlSi3O8 - SiO2)
Granite
Granite (felsic intrusive igneous rock)
Quartz Vein
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Slag
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product / Silicate Slag
Iron Slag
Anthropogenic Vitreous Ferrous Silicate
Quartz-bearing Ore (likely Gold-bearing Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with potential sulfide mineralization (Pyrite/Arsenopyrite)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Iron-rich meteorite fragment (probable)
Unclassified meteoritic iron–nickel or stony-iron fragment
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Mafic Rock
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) vein in volcanic/mafic matrix
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Copper Ore
Mixed copper sulfides/oxides in gangue matrix
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Amethyst (in jewelry)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron impurities
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar), (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Cobalt Blue Glass / Cullet Glass
Silicon dioxide (Amorphous man-made glass)
Silver Nugget
Native Silver (Ag)
Galena
Lead(II) sulfide (PbS)
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Lepidolite with Rubellite Tourmaline
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite mica)
Mixed gemstone jewelry collection
Likely amethyst, rose quartz or pink tourmaline, smoky quartz, and dark tourmaline/onyx; exact identifications are uncertain from the image
Ironstone Pebble
Sedimentary ironstone / Hematitic Sandstone
Quartz (River Pebble)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Glassy Residue
Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Titanium/Metal vapor coating
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Cubic Zirconia (Jewelry Setting)
Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)
Milky Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)