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Sulfur

Carbonatite

Euxenite

Turquoise (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

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)

Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely feldspar–quartz rock) (Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with minor mica and dark accessory minerals) — igneous

Quartz-rich pegmatite (likely feldspar–quartz rock)

Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with minor mica and dark accessory minerals

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

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)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Feldspar variety)) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Feldspar variety)

Gold-bearing quartz vein specimen (Native gold (Au) in quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining) — mineral

Gold-bearing quartz vein specimen

Native gold (Au) in quartz (SiO₂), likely with iron-oxide staining

Blue Celestite (Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)) — mineral

Blue Celestite

Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)

Copper Ore (Native Copper (Cu) often found with Chalcocite (Cu2S) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Copper Ore

Native Copper (Cu) often found with Chalcocite (Cu2S) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite (Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly a pyrite-rich sulfide aggregate) — mineral

Metallic sulfide mineral specimen, likely pyrite

Pyrite (FeS₂), possibly a pyrite-rich sulfide aggregate

Fairy Stone (Staurolite Cross) (Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)) — mineral

Fairy Stone (Staurolite Cross)

Staurolite (Fe2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2)

Blue lace agate (tumbled) (Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)) — mineral

Blue lace agate (tumbled)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)

Yellow Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Yellow Jadeite

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Native Sulfur (Sulfur (S)) — mineral

Native Sulfur

Sulfur (S)

Native Silver (Silver (elemental Ag)) — mineral

Native Silver

Silver (elemental Ag)

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

Copper and Quartz beads

Native Copper (Cu) and Crystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Volcanic Rock)

Graphite (Graphite (Carbon, C)) — Mineral

Graphite

Graphite (Carbon, C)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 dominated)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass, SiO2 dominated)

Black Obsidian (Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)) — igneous

Black Obsidian

Volcanic Glass (SiO2 + impurities)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive)

Obsidian (Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Volcanic Glass)

Diamond (Faceted) (Carbon (C) - Diamond) — mineral

Diamond (Faceted)

Carbon (C) - Diamond

Turquoise (Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise - CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Fossilized Bone Fragment (Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)) — sedimentary

Fossilized Bone Fragment

Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)

Diamond (C (Native Carbon)) — gemstone

Diamond

C (Native Carbon)

Native Copper (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Copper (Cu)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise (Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)

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

Gold Ore

Native Gold (Au) in Matrix

Bismuth Crystal (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth Crystal

Bismuth (Bi)

Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring) (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond (as set in a metal alloy ring)

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

Diamond (Uncut Crystal) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (Uncut Crystal)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Iron-stained quartz vein rock (Milky quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite iron oxides, possibly in altered host rock) — metamorphic

Iron-stained quartz vein rock

Milky quartz (SiO₂) with limonite/goethite iron oxides, possibly in altered host rock

Diamond in Kimberlite (Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)) — igneous

Diamond in Kimberlite

Diamond (C in Kimberlite Matrix)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions), SiO2) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions), SiO2

Turquoise (Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Turquoise, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic Extrusive volcanic rock)

Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock with dark mica (Granitic pegmatite; quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica) — igneous

Pegmatitic quartz–feldspar rock with dark mica

Granitic pegmatite; quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and biotite mica

Gold Ore in Quartz (Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)) — igneous

Gold Ore in Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (Au + SiO2)