Mineral (Native Element)

Sandstone Anvil / Nutting Stone

Quartzose Sandstone (Sedimentary Rock)

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (containing secondary minerals like Quartz, Zeolites, or Calcite)

Turquoise cabochon

Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; likely stabilized or matrix-bearing

Gold-bearing quartz vein fragment (probable placer gold specimen)

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

Weathered metal-rich igneous rock, likely basalt or komatiitic peridotite

Probable altered mafic–ultramafic rock containing pyroxene/amphibole, olivine, iron oxides, and possible metallic sulfides

Sulfur (Sulphur)

Sulfur (S8)

Vesicular basalt (likely scoriaceous basalt)

Basalt; chiefly plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and Fe–Mg minerals, with possible olivine and iron oxides

Pyrite-bearing schist (likely gold- or sulfide-bearing ore)

Pyrite, FeS₂, in micaceous schist; exact identification requires testing

Likely yellow calcite or sulfur-bearing mineral fragment

Calcite (CaCO₃) or native sulfur (S); identification is uncertain from the blurred image

Amazonite

Amazonite (KAlSi3O8, a variety of Microcline)

Iron-rich quartzite or weathered ironstone pebble

Quartzite, chiefly SiO₂, with iron-oxide minerals (hematite/goethite)

Turquoise

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

Possible weathered metallic mineral specimen

Uncertain; possibly native copper-bearing rock or iron sulfide in a gray host matrix

Iron-stained quartz-rich breccia (likely weathered vein rock)

Quartz-rich hydrothermal breccia with limonite/goethite; possibly iron-bearing jasper or silicified volcanic rock

Sulfur on Aragonite

Sulfur (S) and Aragonite (CaCO3)

Moldavite

SiO2 (+ Al2O3, FeO, K2O) - Natural Tektite Glass

Red Jasper

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Diamond

Carbon (C), specifically a solid form of the element carbon with atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic.

Pyrite (likely a small gold-bearing pyrite specimen)

Pyrite, iron disulfide (FeS₂)

Gold-bearing quartz and sulfide-bearing rock fragments

Native gold (Au) associated with quartz (SiO₂) and likely iron sulfides, possibly pyrite

Fuchsite Quartzite

Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite

Polished cuprite–chrysocolla copper ore

Cuprite (Cu₂O) with chrysocolla (hydrated copper silicate) and likely native copper/malachite

Small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment

Indeterminate from image; possible pyrite-bearing sulfide rock or native-metal/meteorite fragment

Copper-bearing rock, likely chrysocolla–malachite with limonite

Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate) and malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), with iron oxides and possible native copper

Yellow sulfur and polished pink jasper/chalcedony specimen

Native sulfur (S); pink jasper, microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly with iron-oxide or manganese staining

Black Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Weathered porphyritic basalt

Basalt, likely plagioclase-phyric basalt; primarily a fine-grained aggregate of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron-titanium oxides

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Turquoise

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

Soapstone

Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide), FeS2

Gold (Processed)

Gold (Au)

Turquoise cabochon

Turquoise; hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate, approximately CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (composition varies)

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)

Pyrite-bearing schist (likely gold-colored mica, not native gold)

Muscovite–quartz schist with pyrite; muscovite KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂, pyrite FeS₂

Chert (Flint)

Chert (predominantly SiO₂ - silicon dioxide)

Gold (Elemental Metal)

Gold (Au)

Native American Pottery Sherd

Metal Chain Belt with Square Plates

Not applicable (man-made)

Pegmatite (Quartz and Feldspar)

Igneous Pegmatite containing SiO2 and KAlSi3O8

Pegmatite (Quartz, Feldspar, and Tourmaline/Biotite)

Pegmatitic Igneous Rock