Mineral (Native Element)

Amazonite (microcline feldspar)

K(AlSi3O8) - Potassium Aluminum Silicate

Quartz-bearing pegmatitic rock, likely granite/pegmatite

Feldspar–quartz pegmatite; chiefly K-feldspar, plagioclase, quartz, and possible mica

Gold-bearing quartz (quartz with visible native gold)

Quartz (SiO₂) with native gold (Au)

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise

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

Iron-stained quartz vein rock

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

Native copper-bearing rock (probable copper ore)

Native copper (Cu), likely with copper sulfide/oxide minerals in a host rock

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide with Iron inclusions), SiO2

Quartz Vein in Matrix (Gneiss/Schist)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Rock Matrix

Sulfur on Quartz

Native Sulfur (S8) with Quartz (SiO2)

Small native-gold specimen (possible gold-bearing rock)

Native gold, Au; exact identification cannot be confirmed from the image

Quartz-rich pegmatite (weathered feldspar–quartz rock)

Granitic pegmatite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor biotite/iron-oxide minerals

Gold in Quartz Matrix

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)

Gold and Diamond

Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)

Gold-Bearing Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with native Au)

Quartz-rich granitic rock, possibly pegmatite

Granite or granitic pegmatite; primarily quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and minor mica/iron oxides

Quartz–feldspar pegmatite fragment

Granite-family pegmatite, chiefly quartz (SiO₂) and feldspar, with minor mica or sulfide inclusions

Gold in Quartz

Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)

Turquoise

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

Moqui Marble

Hematite-Goethite Concretion

Turquoise in Matrix

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

Turquoise

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

Sulfur in Quartz

S + SiO2

Turquoise

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

Turquoise

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

Turquoise and Hematite

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Turquoise) and Fe2O3 (Hematite)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (with Epidote and Feldspar/Zeolite infill)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Lepidolite

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

Celestite (Celestine)

Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)

Turquoise

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

Quartz-rich pegmatite (possibly tourmaline-bearing)

Granitic pegmatite; chiefly quartz (SiO₂), feldspar, and dark mica/amphibole

Copper ore (likely cuprite-bearing copper mineralization)

Cuprite, Cu₂O, possibly mixed with native copper and iron oxides

Gold-bearing Quartz

Auriferous Quartz (SiO2 with native Au)

Diamond

Diamond (pure native carbon, C)

Gold Ore in Quartz

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)

Gold and Diamond

Native Gold (Au) and Diamond (C)

Gold in Quartz Ore

Hydrothermal Quartz with native Gold (Au)

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O