Mineral (Native Element)

Snowflake Obsidian

Spherulitic Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2 with Cristobalite inclusions)

Blue-green turquoise (probable)

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

Iron (Hematite variety)

Iron (Fe) / Hematite (Fe2O3)

Moqui Marble (Iron-Oxide Concretion)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Fe2O3)

Native copper-bearing sulfide specimen

Likely chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂), possibly with native copper and iron oxides

Native metal specimen, likely galena or metallic slag

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

Heliodor (Yellow Beryl) / Greenish-Yellow Beryl

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Native Gold (in earring form)

Gold (Au)

Raw gold nugget or gold-bearing quartz

Native gold (Au), possibly with quartz (SiO₂) and iron-oxide staining

Gold Ore (Auriferous Quartz with Chalcopyrite/Pyrite)

Au (Native Gold) in Quartz (SiO2) with FeS2 (Pyrite) or CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite)

Gold-bearing quartz vein rock (likely pyrite-rich quartzite)

Quartz (SiO₂) with iron sulfides, chiefly pyrite (FeS₂), possibly chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂); gold cannot be confirmed visually

Turquoise

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

Red Sandstone

Arenite (Iron-rich Sandstone)

Carved turquoise pendant

Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O

Gold-bearing quartz fragment (probable native gold)

Native gold (Au) in quartz (SiO₂), identification uncertain from the photograph

Gold-bearing sulfide ore, likely gossan or quartz-vein material

Native gold (Au) with probable iron oxides/hydroxides and sulfides, possibly quartz matrix

Turquoise

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

Turquoise and Spiny Oyster (Heishi style beads)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) and Spondylus (Spiny Oyster shell)

Native gold-bearing quartz/ore fragment

Native gold (Au) with quartz (SiO₂), possibly sulfide-associated

Weathered jasper-rich breccia

Silicified iron-rich breccia; primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron oxides/hydroxides

Quartz crystal fragment with iron-oxide inclusions

Quartz, SiO₂; inclusions likely limonite/goethite or possibly mica

Tumbled turquoise (probable)

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

Native gold nuggets (likely gold-bearing specimen)

Native gold, Au; possibly associated quartz or sulfide matrix

Obsidian

Obsidian (principally SiO2/Silicon dioxide)

Quartz-rich metallic-looking pebble

Likely quartz or quartzite; exact identification is uncertain from the blurred image

Gold-bearing quartz vein rock

Quartz (SiO₂) with probable native gold and iron-oxide staining

Turquoise cabochon jewelry

Turquoise, hydrated copper aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O

Diamond

Diamond (C)

Malachite

Malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 - a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral)

Gold-bearing dark rock, possibly magnetite with iron-oxide staining

Likely magnetite (Fe₃O₄) with limonite/goethite; metallic patches may be gold or weathered sulfide, unconfirmed

Iron-stained quartz-rich rock, possibly weathered granite or pegmatite

Quartz–feldspar rock with iron-oxide alteration; exact identification is uncertain from the photograph

Malachite

Malachite (Cu2CO3(OH)2)

Turquoise

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

Gold-bearing pyrite-rich rock (iron pyrite)

Pyrite, FeS₂, likely in a quartz- or sulfide-rich matrix

Iron-stained volcanic breccia

Likely andesite or basaltic breccia with limonite/goethite staining

Blue-green copper mineral-bearing rock, likely chrysocolla with malachite

Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate, approximately (Cu,Al)₂H₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O) with malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), possibly in altered host rock

Soapstone / Steatite

Steatite (primarily Talc, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Orange calcite pieces on blue calcite or aragonite matrix

Calcite, CaCO₃; blue coloration likely trace-element-bearing calcite (possibly aragonite)

Red Jasper

Jasper (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions), SiO2 + Fe2O3

Unidentified metallic mineral or meteorite fragment

Indeterminate; possible native metal-bearing sulfide or iron meteorite fragment

Turquoise

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

Turquoise cabochon pendant

Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely stabilized or imitation turquoise