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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

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

Blue Apatite

Fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F)

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist) (Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)) — metamorphic

Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)

Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)

Granite Gneiss (Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)) — metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock)

Gneiss (Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Foliated Gneiss

Banded Carnelian Agate (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Carnelian Agate

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing) (Cuprite, Malachite, and Limonite mixture) — mineral

Copper Ore (Malachite and Limonite bearing)

Cuprite, Malachite, and Limonite mixture

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment) (Banded Iron Formation (BIF)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (Fragment)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate) (Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Calcite (Honey Calcite and Agate)

Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Yellow Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Yellow Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz crystal cluster in matrix (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz crystal cluster in matrix

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Alabaster (Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)) — sedimentary

Alabaster

Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate, CaSO4·2H2O)

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant) (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite (likely Botryoidal or Specularite variant)

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Hematite (Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide, Fe2O3)

Geode (Calcite or Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Geode (Calcite or Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) or Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Sandstone (Arenite) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite

Blue Chalcedony (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Blue Chalcedony

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (Fool's Gold) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Banded Gneiss (Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)

Granite (Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase, and Biotite/Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Granite (composed mainly of Quartz, Potassium Feldspar, Plagioclase, and Biotite/Mica)

Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically Granite Gneiss)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Quartz with Calcite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Quartz with Calcite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) / Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite (Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))) — igneous

Amygdaloidal Basalt with Epidote/Chlorite

Basalt (containing (Ca2(Al2Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)))

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Conglomerate / Breccia Matrix (Aggregated Rock) (Sedimentary Breccia / Conglomerate) — sedimentary

Conglomerate / Breccia Matrix (Aggregated Rock)

Sedimentary Breccia / Conglomerate

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss Cobble) (Gneiss) — metamorphic

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss Cobble)

Gneiss

Likely weathered quartz or quartz-rich pebble (Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)) — mineral

Likely weathered quartz or quartz-rich pebble

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)

Quartz-rich gravel fragment (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions) — mineral

Quartz-rich gravel fragment

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂), possibly with feldspar or carbonate inclusions

Tumbled milky quartz (Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)) — mineral

Tumbled milky quartz

Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)

Rounded quartz-rich beach pebble (Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂)) — mineral

Rounded quartz-rich beach pebble

Likely milky quartz or quartzite (SiO₂)

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))

Botryoidal Chalcedony / Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Botryoidal Chalcedony / Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Epidote (Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))) — mineral

Epidote

Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Feldspar (Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)) — mineral

Feldspar

Aluminosilicate (KAlSi3O8 - NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)

Mica / Muscovite or Biotite (Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — mineral

Mica / Muscovite or Biotite

Phyllosilicate mineral group (e.g., KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar) (Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

K-Feldspar (Potassium Feldspar)

Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore) (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite (Peacock Ore)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Pegmatite (Granite Pegmatite) — igneous

Pegmatite

Granite Pegmatite

Picture Jasper (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals) — sedimentary

Picture Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with iron oxide and silicate minerals

Banded Gneiss Pebble (Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Banded Gneiss Pebble

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)