Mineral (Processed Alloy)

Galena (likely)

Galena, lead sulfide (PbS)

Chondrite Meteorite

Ordinary Chondrite (Fe-Ni alloy, Olivine, Pyroxene)

Dyed Howlite (simulating Lavender/Purple Jade or Charoite)

Howlite: Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5 (when natural)

Shale with Plant Fossils / Carbonaceous Shale

Laminated Mudrock (Siliciclastic)

Dyed or coated quartz geode

Quartz geode; silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely artificially color-enhanced

Turquoise-style beaded bracelet

Turquoise, hydrated copper–aluminum phosphate: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O; possibly dyed or composite beads

Copper-Bearing Sulfide Ore (likely Chalcopyrite or Bornite)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) or Bornite (Cu5FeS4) in host rock

Pink Granite

Phaneritic intrusive igneous rock with dominant Alkali Feldspar

Raw aquamarine (likely beryl)

Beryl, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈; blue color from iron impurities

Native copper-bearing rock

Native copper (Cu), likely with copper oxides/carbonates in a host rock

Native bismuth

Bismuth (Bi), commonly forming hopper crystals or aggregates

Native copper nugget

Copper (Cu), commonly with cuprite and copper-oxide alteration

Gold-bearing quartz vein fragment (probable placer gold specimen)

Quartz (SiO₂) with probable native gold (Au) and iron-oxide staining

Silver (Native Element)

Silver (Ag) in an alloy of 90% Silver and 10% Copper

Garnet-set butterfly brooch

Likely almandine or pyrope garnet, iron–aluminum silicate (Fe₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂ or Mg₃Al₂Si₃O₁₂)

Chalcedony (likely carnelian/agate beads or rounded grains)

Microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂; chalcedony varieties

Milky quartz crystal

Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂), likely a small prismatic crystal or crystal fragment

Lepidolite

K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2

Native copper-bearing rock (probable copper ore)

Native copper (Cu), likely with cuprite (Cu₂O), malachite (Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂), and iron-oxide matrix

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of Muscovite, Chlorite, and Quartz)

Silicon (Industrial Grade)

Elemental Silicon (Si)

Likely galena-bearing ore

Galena (lead sulfide, PbS), possibly with quartz or calcite gangue

Native Copper

Native Copper (Cu)

Bauxite (Aluminum Ore)

Hydrated aluminum oxides, primarily Al(OH)3, AlO(OH)

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Weathered copper-bearing sulfide rock (likely bornite/chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) and/or chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), with oxidation tarnish

Polished native copper nugget

Native copper (Cu), likely with cuprite/tenorite and iron-oxide alteration

Copper-bearing rock, likely oxidized native copper ore

Native copper (Cu) with copper-oxide/carbonate minerals, possibly chrysocolla, malachite, and cuprite in a limonitic host

Iridescent bismuth crystal

Bismuth (Bi), commonly laboratory-grown and oxide-coated

Possible metallic meteorite or iron-nickel bead

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

Diamond ring

Diamond (crystalline carbon, C)

Likely raw galena-bearing ore

Galena (PbS), possibly associated with dark sphalerite or matrix minerals

Native copper (probable copper-rich mineral specimen)

Copper, Cu; possibly mixed with cuprite, malachite, and iron-oxide alteration minerals

Blue Celestite

Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)

Turquoise (rough, likely stabilized or treated)

Turquoise, CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Slate

Chrysocolla

Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O

Polished druzy quartz specimen

Quartz (SiO₂), likely druzy quartz with possible blue chalcedony or inclusions

Copper Ore (likely Chalcopyrite in Matrix)

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Native bismuth

Bismuth (Bi), commonly artificially crystallized

Hematite bead bracelet

Hematite (Fe₂O₃), likely polished or magnetically enhanced beads