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Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Gold Nugget (Placer Gold) (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget (Placer Gold)

Native Gold (Au)

Bornite (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Mica Schist (Schist (Biotite/Muscovite rich)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Schist (Biotite/Muscovite rich)

Galena (Lead Sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Galena

Lead Sulfide (PbS)

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Labradorite

(Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8 (Calcium Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Biotite (Mica) (Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2) — mineral

Biotite (Mica)

Biotite - K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (on host rock) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (on host rock)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Quartz with Chalcopyrite and Pyrite

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)

Amazonite (Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)) — mineral

Amazonite

Amazonite (KAlSi3O8 - Microcline)

Labradorite (Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shaly Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation

Nickel coin (U.S. currency) (Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)) — man-made alloy (metallic)

Nickel coin (U.S. currency)

Cupronickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel alloy)

man-made alloy (metallic)

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O) replacing Pyrite (FeS2)

Labradorite (Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Turquoise with Pyrite (Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Turquoise with Pyrite

Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium [CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O] with Iron Pyrite (FeS2)

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

Peacock Ore (Bornite or Chalcopyrite)

Bornite (Cu₅FeS₄) or iridescent Chalcopyrite (CuFeS₂)

Cinnabar (Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS)) — mineral

Cinnabar

Mercury(II) sulfide (HgS)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar Group) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxides), generic formula FeO(OH)·nH2O) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (Hydrous ferric oxides), generic formula FeO(OH)·nH2O

Blue Spinel on Marble with Phlogopite (MgAl2O4 (Spinel) in CaCO3 (Calcite/Marble) matrix) — metamorphic

Blue Spinel on Marble with Phlogopite

MgAl2O4 (Spinel) in CaCO3 (Calcite/Marble) matrix

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Aventurine Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica) — mineral

Aventurine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Pebble (with Manganese dendrites/staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide impurities) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with Manganese dendrites/staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide impurities

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone) (Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite-encased Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble (Shaman Stone)

Iron Oxide Concretion (Hematite/Goethite-encased Sandstone)

Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich) (Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (potentially Hematite-rich)

Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Bornite (Peacock Ore) (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Basalt with Magnetite inclusions (Basalt (Mafic silicate rock) potentially containing Magnetite (Fe3O4)) — igneous

Basalt with Magnetite inclusions

Basalt (Mafic silicate rock) potentially containing Magnetite (Fe3O4)

Moqui Marble (Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)) — sedimentary

Moqui Marble

Ironstone Concretion (Goethite/Hematite shell with Sandstone core)

Anthracite Coal (Anthracite (Carbon-rich mineraloid)) — metamorphic

Anthracite Coal

Anthracite (Carbon-rich mineraloid)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety) (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)) — Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)

Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Milky Quartz (Silicon dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)