Mineral (Native Element Alloy)

Turquoise

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

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions

Aquamarine

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Quartz-rich pegmatite (weathered feldspar–quartz rock)

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

Turquoise

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

Argillite / Mudstone

Argillaceous sedimentary rock

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (with Epidote and Feldspar/Zeolite infill)

Gold in Quartz

Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2)

Inlaid stone ring (likely jasper or agate)

Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂), possibly jasper, with decorative mineral inlays

Pyrite-bearing metamorphic rock (likely pyrite schist or quartz–pyrite ore)

Pyrite (FeS₂) in a quartz–mica-rich matrix; exact host rock is uncertain from the image

Pyrite-bearing rock (likely pyrite-rich quartz or schist)

Pyrite, FeS₂, intergrown with quartz and/or mica-rich matrix

Chrysocolla-bearing copper ore

Chrysocolla (hydrated copper aluminosilicate), commonly with malachite and quartz

Malachite

Malachite — Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂, copper carbonate hydroxide

Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sunstone

Oligoclase or Andesine (Labradorite) Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Possible metallic meteorite or iron-nickel bead

Unconfirmed; possible Fe–Ni alloy (kamacite/taenite)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock

Turquoise in Matrix

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

Possible weathered iron-rich rock or breccia

Indeterminate; likely iron-oxide-stained silicate rock, possibly basaltic breccia or limonite-bearing material

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Basalt (Mafic volcanic rock)

Bismuth

Bismuth (Bi)

Vanadinite

Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)

Red Jasper (Skull Carving)

Jasper, a cryptocrystalline variety of Quartz (SiO2)

Amygdaloidal Basalt

Amygdaloidal Mafic Volcanic Rock (Basalt)

Turquoise

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

Quartz–feldspar pegmatite fragment

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

Galena

Galena (lead sulfide, PbS)

Copper-bearing sulfide ore, possibly bornite/chalcopyrite

Likely bornite (Cu5FeS4) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) in a sulfide-rich host rock

Galena (likely argentiferous galena)

Galena, PbS; commonly cubic or massive lead sulfide, sometimes containing silver

Silver-gray metallic ore, possibly galena-bearing rock

Likely galena (PbS) in a host rock, but identification is uncertain from the photograph

Bismuth crystal

Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown hopper crystal

Desert Rose (Gypsum Rose)

Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Metallic meteorite fragment (probable stony-iron or iron meteorite)

Undetermined meteoritic Fe–Ni alloy with silicate minerals

Turquoise

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

Red Jasper

Chalcedony/Quartz (SiO2) with iron inclusions

Gold Ore in Quartz

Native Gold (Au) in Quartz (SiO2) matrix

Unknown brown-and-gold rock fragment

Undetermined; possibly iron-stained quartz, mica schist, or sulfide-bearing ore

Copper-bearing Mica Schist

Mica Schist with Native Copper inclusions

Chert (variously known as Flint or Jasper)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Spinifex Textured Komatiite

Komatiite (Mg-rich ultramafic volcanic rock)

Red Jasper

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide inclusions

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O