Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
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Galena
Lead Sulfide (PbS)
Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Hematite
Hematite (Fe2O3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica
Muscovite / Biotite (Phyllosilicate group)
Quartz Druzy on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Man-made Jewelry Charm (Enameled Metal)
Not a natural mineral; composed of base metal alloy (likely zinc or brass) and epoxy resin/enamel.
Likely serpentine (serpentinite) pebbles
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, sometimes containing magnetite, chromite, and minor carbonate minerals
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Barite
Barium Sulfate (BaSO4)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Muscovite Mica
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Quartz with Iron Oxide Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Hydroxide/Oxide (Limonite/Goethite)
Quartzite with Schist layers
Metamorphosed Quartz-rich Rock (Mixed Schist/Quartzite)
Fuchsite
Cr-bearing Muscovite (K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Snowflake Obsidian
Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite Inclusions
Calcite
Calcite (Mineral, Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)
Limonite Concretion
FeO(OH)qnH2O (Hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide mixture)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Not a geological specimen
N/A (man-made object)
Limonite with Quartz
FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) with SiO2 (Quartz)
Limonite Concretion
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide) FeO(OH)·nH2O
Quartz in Matrix (Lepidolite or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with host rock
Quartz Geode Fragment
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Quartz with Tourmaline inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Tourmaline needles
Quartz with Mica (Muscovite/Biotite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Phyllosilicate inclusions
Quartz with Mica
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz, SiO2) with Muscovite/Biotite Mica
Smoky Quartz with Rutile Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with TiO2 needles
Milky quartz (quartz crystal)
Quartz, silicon dioxide (SiO₂)
Quartz-rich breccia or altered granite fragment
Polymineralic quartz–feldspar rock, likely hydrothermally altered granite/pegmatite
Milky quartz
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartz Sand
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Olivine (Peridot)
(Mg,Fe)2SiO4
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
FeO(OH)·nH2O