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Sulfur

Carbonatite

Euxenite

Diamond (Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)) — mineral

Diamond

Diamond (Pure Carbon, C)

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Basalt with secondary mineral infilling) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Basalt with secondary mineral infilling

Limestone with Lichen/Algae (Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Limestone with Lichen/Algae

Sedimentary Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Mica-rich pegmatite, likely muscovite with quartz and feldspar (Granitic pegmatite; predominantly muscovite mica (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), with quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar) — igneous

Mica-rich pegmatite, likely muscovite with quartz and feldspar

Granitic pegmatite; predominantly muscovite mica (KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), with quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar

Diamond (in jewelry setting) (Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in jewelry setting)

Carbon (C)

Diamond (in jewelry setting) (Adamantine Carbon (C)) — mineral

Diamond (in jewelry setting)

Adamantine Carbon (C)

Fuchsite (Chromium-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Fuchsite

Chromium-bearing Muscovite - K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Likely copper ore (native copper or copper-rich mineral) (Possibly native copper (Cu); exact identification is uncertain from the image) — mineral

Likely copper ore (native copper or copper-rich mineral)

Possibly native copper (Cu); exact identification is uncertain from the image

Turquoise (Copper aluminum phosphate hydroxide, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Copper aluminum phosphate hydroxide, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Pyrite (fool’s gold) (Pyrite, iron sulfide (FeS₂)) — mineral

Pyrite (fool’s gold)

Pyrite, iron sulfide (FeS₂)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Gold (Au)

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 in Matrix (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise in Matrix

Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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 (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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

Turquoise

Copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

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

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Blue Celestine (Celestine (SrSO4)) — mineral

Blue Celestine

Celestine (SrSO4)

Turquoise (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate)) — gemstone

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate)

Blue Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (such as tourmaline, magnesio-riebbeckite, or crocidolite)) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (such as tourmaline, magnesio-riebbeckite, or crocidolite)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Gold-bearing quartz or iron-stained quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with native gold and iron-oxide minerals) — mineral

Gold-bearing quartz or iron-stained quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), possibly with native gold and iron-oxide minerals

Pyrite in Quartz (Iron Sulfide in Silicon Dioxide (FeS2 + SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Iron Sulfide in Silicon Dioxide (FeS2 + SiO2)

Rainbow Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Rainbow Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Pegmatitic granite (likely feldspar–quartz–mica rock) (Granitic pegmatite; chiefly K-feldspar and quartz, with mica and iron-oxide staining) — igneous

Pegmatitic granite (likely feldspar–quartz–mica rock)

Granitic pegmatite; chiefly K-feldspar and quartz, with mica and iron-oxide staining

Diamond (Diamond (Native Carbon, C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Diamond (Native Carbon, C)

Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore (Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminum silicate), likely with malachite/azurite and copper sulfides) — mineral

Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore

Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminum silicate), likely with malachite/azurite and copper sulfides

Gold and Silver (in jewelry form) (Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag)) — mineral

Gold and Silver (in jewelry form)

Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag)

Gold Ore in Quartz/Schist (Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide-bearing Schist) — Metamorphic/Igneous (Hydrothermal)

Gold Ore in Quartz/Schist

Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide-bearing Schist

Metamorphic/Igneous (Hydrothermal)

Native Copper (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Copper (Cu)

Diamond (Native Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Native Carbon (C)

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

Pegmatitic mica-quartz-feldspar specimen (Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica) — igneous

Pegmatitic mica-quartz-feldspar specimen

Granitic pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and muscovite/biotite mica

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

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Quartz-bearing feldspar pegmatite (likely with mica/tourmaline) (Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with dark mica or tourmaline) — igneous

Quartz-bearing feldspar pegmatite (likely with mica/tourmaline)

Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with dark mica or tourmaline