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Mineral (Native Element Alloy)

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Sulfur

Copper

Gold

Platinum

Silver

Glauconite

Hutcheonite

Halite

Sperrylite

Baddeleyite

Anatase

Brookite

Gneiss (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss

Concrete with Aggregate (Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)) — sedimentary

Concrete with Aggregate

Artificial Conglomerate (Cement and Aggregate)

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)

Gneiss

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum) (Silicon Carbide, SiC) — mineral

Silicon Carbide (Carborundum)

Silicon Carbide, SiC

Tumbled rose quartz (Quartz (SiO₂), pink variety) — mineral

Tumbled rose quartz

Quartz (SiO₂), pink variety

Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection (Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)) — mineral

Mixed Mineral and Fossil Collection

Multi-specimen assemblage (SiO2, CaCO3, FeS2, etc.)

Agate (Chalcedony (SiO2)) — Mineral

Agate

Chalcedony (SiO2)

Limonite with Pyrite (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite with Pyrite

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Amethyst (Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)) — mineral

Amethyst

Amethyst (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2 with Iron impurities)

Blue Apatite (Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH))

Prehnite (Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Prehnite

Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Fluorite (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix) (Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)) — mineral

Malachite and Azurite on Gossan (Ironstone Matrix)

Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite) on FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite/Gossan)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Blue Apatite (Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)) — mineral

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Blue Calcite (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Blue Calcite

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock) (Vesicular basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and volcanic glass, with possible iron-oxide alteration) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (likely weathered lava rock)

Vesicular basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and volcanic glass, with possible iron-oxide alteration

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Chondrichthyes (class)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth

Chondrichthyes (class)

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment) (Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)) — fossil

Fossilized Shark Tooth (Megalodon or Carcharocles species fragment)

Otodus megalodon / Carcharocles spp. (Apatite / Calcium Phosphate)

Weathered, quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss) (Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss, with surface lichens and iron-oxide staining) — metamorphic

Weathered, quartz-rich metamorphic rock (likely schist or gneiss)

Quartz–feldspar–mica schist/gneiss, with surface lichens and iron-oxide staining

Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble) (Quartz Arenite Sandstone) — sedimentary

Banded Sandstone (Beach Pebble)

Quartz Arenite Sandstone

Proustite (Proustite (Ag3AsS3)) — mineral

Proustite

Proustite (Ag3AsS3)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Titanium Aura Quartz (Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Titanium Aura Quartz

Titanium-coated Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Limonite with Quartz (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH₂O with SiO₂) — mineral

Limonite with Quartz

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH₂O with SiO₂

Snowflake Obsidian (Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Obsidian with Cristobalite inclusions

Limonite (Iron Ore) (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Sandstone with Iron Concretion (Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion) — sedimentary

Sandstone with Iron Concretion

Arenite with Limonite/Goethite Concretion

Red Sandstone (Iron-stained) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxides)) — sedimentary

Red Sandstone (Iron-stained)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily Quartz with Iron Oxides)

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

Turquoise

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

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite

FeO(OH)·nH2O

Selenite (variety of Gypsum) (Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)) — mineral

Selenite (variety of Gypsum)

Calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)

Orange Sapphire (Corundum (Al2O3 with trace elements)) — gemstone

Orange Sapphire

Corundum (Al2O3 with trace elements)

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Nodule (Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite Geode / Ironstone Nodule

Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Azurite Malachite (Mixed) (Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2) — mineral

Azurite Malachite (Mixed)

Azurite-Malachite; Azurite: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 / Malachite: Cu2CO3(OH)2

Greenstone / Metabasalt (Chlorite schist or Epidiorite) — metamorphic

Greenstone / Metabasalt

Chlorite schist or Epidiorite

Greenstone (Protolith: Basaltic rock) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Protolith: Basaltic rock

Greenstone (Greenschist / Meta-basalt) — metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist / Meta-basalt

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)