Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)
Category
Browse mineral (native element alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Fossilized Bone Fragment
Permineralized Skeletal Element (Likely Vertebrate)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb,Cs)4O10(F,OH)2
Arfvedsonite in Matrix
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Native Copper
Copper (Cu)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Sunstone
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Aquamarine
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Raw Topaz (or Smoky Quartz)
Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 / Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diamond
Native Carbon (C)
Ruby
Corundum (Al2O3)
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O (Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate)
Stainless Steel Spoon
Iron-Chromium Alloy (Fe + Cr + Ni)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Lepidolite with Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) / SiO2 (Quartz)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Celestite
Celestine (SrSO4)
Turquoise or Chrysocolla (Inlaid Jewelry)
Hydrated copper aluminum phosphate / Hydrated copper phyllosilicate
Beryl (Aquamarine variety)
Beryllium Aluminum Cyclosilicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Gold in Quartz Matrix
Native Gold (Au) with Quartz (SiO2) and Slate/Shale
Pegmatite
Igneous Pegmatite (felsic intrusive rock)
Man-made Metal Pin (Non-geological)
Antimony-Lead Alloy or Zinc/Brass Base with Electroplating
Pegmatitic pink feldspar–quartz rock
Granitic pegmatite; chiefly microcline/orthoclase feldspar (KAlSi₃O₈), quartz (SiO₂), and minor mica
Eudialyte in Matrix
Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,Cl,H2O)3
Turquoise
CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Copper slag or vesicular basalt with copper minerals
Industrial slag / Basaltic matrix with secondary copper minerals
Sunstone (Feldspar)
Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8
Turquoise
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Diamond (Faceted)
Carbon (C)
Diamond
C (Native Carbon)
Sunstone
Oligoclase (Feldspar variety)
Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Obsidian
Obsidian (Volcanic Glass; SiO2 content > 70%)
Native Sulfur
Sulfur (S8)
Amygdaloidal Basalt
Basalt with secondary mineral infilling
Blue lace agate (tumbled)
Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂ (chalcedony variety)
Diamond
Carbon (C)
Celestine (Celestite)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Diamond (Cut Gemstone)
Natural Carbon (C)
Celestine (Celestite)
Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)