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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

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone) (Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))) — sedimentary

Ironstone Concretion (Iron-rich Mudstone)

Siderite / Geothite concretion (FeCO3 / FeO(OH))

Quartz-rich rock fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia) — mineral

Quartz-rich rock fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), possibly chalcedony or quartz-bearing breccia

Fossilized Tooth Fragment (Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)) — fossil

Fossilized Tooth Fragment

Vertebrate Fossil (Mammalia indet.)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions) — Mineral (variety of Quartz)

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions

Mineral (variety of Quartz)

Serpentinite (Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)) — metamorphic

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (Mainly Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble) (Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)) — metamorphic

Gneiss (specifically a Banded Gneiss pebble)

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

Magnetite-rich ironstone (probable magnetite ore) (Magnetite, Fe₃O₄, likely in a fine-grained ironstone matrix) — mineral

Magnetite-rich ironstone (probable magnetite ore)

Magnetite, Fe₃O₄, likely in a fine-grained ironstone matrix

Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities (Quartz (SiO2)) — Mineral

Quartz (Rock Crystal) with minor impurities

Quartz (SiO2)

Basalt with Quartz Vein (Basalt (SiO2 vein inclusion)) — igneous

Basalt with Quartz Vein

Basalt (SiO2 vein inclusion)

Gossan (Iron Cap) (Limonitic Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Gossan (Iron Cap)

Limonitic Gossan (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite) (Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing) — igneous

Polished orbicular granite (likely larvikite or orbicular diorite)

Quartz/feldspar-bearing granitoid with dark amphibole–biotite minerals; exact variety requires testing

Imperial Topaz (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Imperial Topaz

Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide (Al2SiO4(F,OH)2)

Moissanite (Silicon Carbide (SiC)) — mineral

Moissanite

Silicon Carbide (SiC)

Tourmaline-bearing pegmatite (Quartz–feldspar pegmatite with black schorl tourmaline; minor mica likely present) — igneous

Tourmaline-bearing pegmatite

Quartz–feldspar pegmatite with black schorl tourmaline; minor mica likely present

Quartz Vein in Greenstone (Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite/Epidote Schist host rock) — metamorphic

Quartz Vein in Greenstone

Hydrothermal Quartz (SiO2) with Chlorite/Epidote Schist host rock

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

Quartz Geode with Calcite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

N/A - Non-Geological Item — not a rock/mineral

N/A - Non-Geological Item

not a rock/mineral

Garnet in Schist (Mica Schist with Garnet Inclusion) (Garnetiferous Mica Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)) — metamorphic

Garnet in Schist (Mica Schist with Garnet Inclusion)

Garnetiferous Mica Schist (X3Al2(SiO4)3)

Kidney Stone (Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)) — mineral

Kidney Stone

Nephrolithiasis (Calcium Oxalate, Hydroxyapatite, or Uric Acid)

Sandstone Pebbles (Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)) — sedimentary

Sandstone Pebbles

Arenite (primarily SiO2 with mineral cement)

Healer's Gold (Iron-Stained Quartz Cluster) (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Coating (SiO2)) — mineral

Healer's Gold (Iron-Stained Quartz Cluster)

Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide Coating (SiO2)

Geode (Quartz / Chalcedony nodule) — sedimentary

Geode

Quartz / Chalcedony nodule

Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule) (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (Chalcedony/Agate nodule)

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Chalcedony with Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Chalcedony with Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peach Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Peach Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst Cluster (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst) - SiO2) — mineral

Amethyst Cluster

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety: Amethyst) - SiO2

Quartz Geode (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Quartz Geode

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Geode (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Geode

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Amethyst (Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Amethyst

Quartz (SiO2)

Wavellite with Quartz (Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 & SiO2) — mineral

Wavellite with Quartz

Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 & SiO2

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Lake Superior Agate (SiO2 (Quartz variety chalcedony)) — gemstone

Lake Superior Agate

SiO2 (Quartz variety chalcedony)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — mineral

Blue Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Quartz with Iron Staining (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz with Iron Staining

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite in Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) embedded in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Agate (Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2) — sedimentary

Agate

Silicon Dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2