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Blue Celestite (with Galena) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4) and Lead sulfide (PbS)) — mineral

Blue Celestite (with Galena)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4) and Lead sulfide (PbS)

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

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sunstone (Orthoclase Feldspar variant) (Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions) — mineral

Sunstone (Orthoclase Feldspar variant)

Orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) with inclusions

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Native Gold Nuggets (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold Nuggets

Native Gold (Au)

Magnetite (Lodestone variety) (Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)) — mineral

Magnetite (Lodestone variety)

Magnetite (Iron(II,III) oxide, Fe3O4)

Rose Quartz with Schist Matrix (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica-Schist) — mineral

Rose Quartz with Schist Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Mica-Schist

Pyrite (Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Hematite with Magnetite (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite with Magnetite

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Sunstone (Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)) — mineral

Sunstone

Aventurine Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Chalcopyrite (Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)) — mineral

Chalcopyrite

Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2)

Quartz with Mica inclusions (Gold-colored Mica) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (Phlogopite/Muscovite) inclusions) — Mineral

Quartz with Mica inclusions (Gold-colored Mica)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Potassium Aluminum Silicate (Phlogopite/Muscovite) inclusions

Iron Meteorite (Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy), predominantly Kamacite and Taenite (Fe, Ni)) — mineral

Iron Meteorite

Siderite (Iron-Nickel Alloy), predominantly Kamacite and Taenite (Fe, Ni)

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

Aventurine (Green Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite (Mica)

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Pyrite on Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sunstone (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) — Mineral

Sunstone

Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Quartzite (Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite

Quartzite (Primary mineral: SiO2)

Mica Schist (Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Quartz-Biotit-Muscovite Schist)

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

Mica Schist

Mica Schist (Predominantly Muscovite/Biotite)

Basalt (Basalt) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt

Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist) (Garnet-Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Garnet-Mica Schist)

Garnet-Mica Schist

Basalt (Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)

Schist (Micaceous) (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist (Micaceous)

Mica Schist

Fossil / Permineralized Bone (Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)) — sedimentary

Fossil / Permineralized Bone

Tyrannosaurus rex fossil (Hydroxylapatite replaced by various minerals)

Green Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal) (Calcium fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (translucent octahedral crystal)

Calcium fluoride (CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Green Fluorite (Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)) — mineral

Green Fluorite

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride - CaF2)

Fluorite (Purple variety) (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite (Purple variety)

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)) — mineral

Fluorite

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)

Mica Schist (Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)) — metamorphic

Mica Schist

Crystalline Schist (often containing Muscovite, Biotite, and Quartz)

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore (Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Quartz/Chert)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) / Iron Ore

Banded Iron Formation (composed primarily of Hematite (Fe2O3) and Magnetite (Fe3O4) with Quartz/Chert)

Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock) (Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)) — metamorphic

Folded Schist / Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Regional Metaphoric Folded Outcrop (predominantly Schist/Gneiss)