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Mineral (Native Element Alloy)

Browse mineral (native element alloy) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Sulfur

Copper

Gold

Platinum

Silver

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz

Obsidian (Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, SiO2 with impurities)) — igneous

Obsidian

Obsidian (Amorphous volcanic glass, SiO2 with impurities)

Wampum / Quahog Shell Fossil Fragment (Mercenaria mercenaria (Calcium carbonate, CaCO3)) — fossil

Wampum / Quahog Shell Fossil Fragment

Mercenaria mercenaria (Calcium carbonate, CaCO3)

Yellow Jasper (Chalcedony (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions) — sedimentary

Yellow Jasper

Chalcedony (SiO2) with goethite or limonite inclusions

Yellow Chert (River Stone) (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Yellow Chert (River Stone)

Chert (SiO2)

Chert (Jasper variation) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper variation)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert / Flint (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert / Flint

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO2)

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

Moldavite

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

Crinoid Stem Fossil (Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Crinoid Stem Fossil

Class Crinoidea (Phylum Echinodermata), primarily Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Transit Token (RTD Denver) (Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)) — not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)

Transit Token (RTD Denver)

Nickel-plated brass or bronze alloy (Cu-Sn-Zn-Ni)

not a rock or mineral (anthropogenic material)

United States Quarter Dollar (Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)) — Metal / Man-made mineral-like object

United States Quarter Dollar

Cupronickel Clad Alloy (75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a 100% Copper core)

Metal / Man-made mineral-like object

Flint (Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Flint (Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Whetstone (Arkansas Stone) (Novaculite (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Whetstone (Arkansas Stone)

Novaculite (SiO2)

Thunderegg (Ate Agate/Jasper Geode) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolite/Perlite matrix) — sedimentary/igneous intermediary

Thunderegg (Ate Agate/Jasper Geode)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within Rhyolite/Perlite matrix

sedimentary/igneous intermediary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety) (Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Flint variety)

Microcrystalline or Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Apache Tear (Obsidian) (Obsidian / Amorphous Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)) — igneous

Apache Tear (Obsidian)

Obsidian / Amorphous Volcanic Glass (primarily SiO2)

Nephrite Jade / Greenstone (Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution series [Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]) — metamorphic

Nephrite Jade / Greenstone

Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution series [Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety) (Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Jasper/Quartzite variety)

Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2)

Sulfur on Aragonite (Sulfur (S) and Aragonite (CaCO3)) — Mineral

Sulfur on Aragonite

Sulfur (S) and Aragonite (CaCO3)

Pallasite Meteorite (Pallasite (Stony-iron meteorite; Fe-Ni alloy with (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 olivine)) — Mineral/Extraterrestrial Rock

Pallasite Meteorite

Pallasite (Stony-iron meteorite; Fe-Ni alloy with (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 olivine)

Mineral/Extraterrestrial Rock

Cupronickel Coin (Copper-Nickel Alloy (typically 75% Cu, 25% Ni)) — anthropic metallic specimen

Cupronickel Coin

Copper-Nickel Alloy (typically 75% Cu, 25% Ni)

anthropic metallic specimen

Iron Meteorite (Campo del Cielo) (Iron Meteorite, Group IAB (FeNi Alloy: Kamacite and Taenite)) — igneous

Iron Meteorite (Campo del Cielo)

Iron Meteorite, Group IAB (FeNi Alloy: Kamacite and Taenite)

Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix (Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral in a Metamorphic/Hydrothermal rock

Arsenopyrite in Quartz Matrix

Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) with Quartz (SiO2)

Mineral in a Metamorphic/Hydrothermal rock

Iron-rich quartzite or ferruginous metamorphic rock (Ferruginous quartzite, likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite; SiO₂ with Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)) — metamorphic

Iron-rich quartzite or ferruginous metamorphic rock

Ferruginous quartzite, likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite; SiO₂ with Fe₂O₃/FeO(OH)

Moqui Marbles (Ironstone Concretions (Hematite / Goethite / Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marbles

Ironstone Concretions (Hematite / Goethite / Sandstone)

Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — Mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

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

Diamond

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

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Fe, Ni)) — igneous

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Fe, Ni)

Fuchsite Quartzite (Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite) — Metamorphic

Fuchsite Quartzite

Fuchsite-bearing Quartzite

Black Chert (Chert (microcrystalline quartz)) — Mineral

Black Chert

Chert (microcrystalline quartz)

Turquoise (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) — mineral

Turquoise

CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O

Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or Iron-Nickel fragment) (Siderite (Iron Meteorite), primarily Fe-Ni (Iron-Nickel) alloy) — igneous

Iron Meteorite (likely Chondrite or Iron-Nickel fragment)

Siderite (Iron Meteorite), primarily Fe-Ni (Iron-Nickel) alloy

Aquamarine (Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety) — Mineral

Aquamarine

Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18), specifically the blue-green variety

Diamond (Carbon (C)) — gemstone

Diamond

Carbon (C)

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

Turquoise

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

Red Jasper (Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)) — Mineraloid (cryptocrystalline quartz)

Red Jasper

Jasper (a variety of Chalcedony, SiO₂)

Mineraloid (cryptocrystalline quartz)

Soapstone (Steatite (primarily composed of Talc, Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂)) — Metamorphic Rock

Soapstone

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

Metamorphic Rock

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

Turquoise cabochon

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

Weathered porphyritic basalt (Basalt, likely plagioclase-phyric basalt; primarily a fine-grained aggregate of plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, and possibly olivine or iron-titanium oxides) — igneous

Weathered porphyritic basalt

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

Pyrite (Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)) — Mineral

Pyrite

Pyrite (Iron sulfide, FeS₂)

Iron Meteorite (likely an Individual specimen) (Iron Meteorite (Group IAB, IIAB, IIIAB, etc., Fe-Ni alloy)) — igneous

Iron Meteorite (likely an Individual specimen)

Iron Meteorite (Group IAB, IIAB, IIIAB, etc., Fe-Ni alloy)

Gold (Processed) (Gold (Au)) — Metal (Elemental Mineral)

Gold (Processed)

Gold (Au)

Metal (Elemental Mineral)