Rock Identifier

Category

Mineral (Metal)

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

Learn about Mineral (Metal) in the encyclopedia

Platinum

Gold

Copper

Silver

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Talc

Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz) (Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)) — mineral

Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)

Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Native Copper (Native Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Slag (Metallurgical by-product) — Anthropogenic (Man-made material)

Slag

Metallurgical by-product

Anthropogenic (Man-made material)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based)

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock (Felsic)

Gold-Bearing Quartz (Silicon Dioxide with Native Gold (SiO2 + Au)) — mineral

Gold-Bearing Quartz

Silicon Dioxide with Native Gold (SiO2 + Au)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Cream Marble (Speckled) (Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)) — metamorphic

Cream Marble (Speckled)

Metamorphosed Limestone (mainly CaCO3)

Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium) — mineral

Titanium Quartz (Aura Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with Titanium

Bauxite (Aluminum ore / Hydrated aluminum oxides) — sedimentary

Bauxite

Aluminum ore / Hydrated aluminum oxides

Granite (Intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive igneous rock

Weathered gold-bearing quartz vein fragment (Quartz (SiO₂) with probable iron oxides and sulfide/mineral inclusions) — mineral

Weathered gold-bearing quartz vein fragment

Quartz (SiO₂) with probable iron oxides and sulfide/mineral inclusions

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock) — igneous

Granite

Felsic intrusive igneous rock

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

Lepidolite on Matrix

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

Vanadinite (Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)) — mineral

Vanadinite

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)

Granite (with Beryl/Aquamarine) (Granite (Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18)) — igneous

Granite (with Beryl/Aquamarine)

Granite (Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Beryl Be3Al2Si6O18)

Basalt with Quartz Vein (Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock) with crystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Vein

Basalt (fine-grained mafic igneous rock) with crystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous matrix) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Metasedimentary or Igneous matrix

Collection of Minerals and Ores (Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)) — mineral

Collection of Minerals and Ores

Various (e.g., Uraninite (U3O8), Carbon (C), Native Gold (Au), Hematite (Fe2O3), Galena (PbS), etc.)

Opal ring (Opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)) — gemstone

Opal ring

Opal (hydrated amorphous silica, SiO₂·nH₂O)

Gold ring with a dark, possibly gemstone setting (Gold alloy; the dark setting is not identifiable from the image) — gemstone

Gold ring with a dark, possibly gemstone setting

Gold alloy; the dark setting is not identifiable from the image

Milky Quartz with inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone (Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3) — sedimentary

Manganese Oxide Crust on Limestone

Manganese Oxides (e.g., Pyrolusite MnO2 or Romanechite) on CaCO3

Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)

Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry (Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads) — gemstone

Decorative gemstone bracelet or jewelry

Unidentifiable from the blurred image; likely colored glass or synthetic stones, possibly mixed gemstone beads

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Lepidolite

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

Peridot (Olivine) (Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)) — mineral

Peridot (Olivine)

Olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SiO4)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with iron impurities)

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

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Native metal specimen, likely galena or metallic slag (Probably galena (lead sulfide, PbS); identification is uncertain from the image alone) — mineral

Native metal specimen, likely galena or metallic slag

Probably galena (lead sulfide, PbS); identification is uncertain from the image alone

Granite Pebble (Granite) — igneous

Granite Pebble

Granite

Tree Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions) — mineral

Tree Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2) with Dendritic inclusions

Rainbow Hematite / Magnetic Hematite (Iron oxide (Fe2O3) - often synthetic/coated for beads) — mineral

Rainbow Hematite / Magnetic Hematite

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) - often synthetic/coated for beads

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

Pyrite-bearing Rock (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock) — mineral

Pyrite-bearing Rock

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) associated with host rock