Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
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Vanadinite
Vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl)
Pink Lepidolite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Gossan (Iron Cap)
Limonitic Gossan (Fe2O3·nH2O mixed)
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 based)
Sunstone
Andesine-Labradorite Feldspar ((Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)
Native Copper (Penny specimen)
Native Copper (Cu)
Porphyritic Basalt or Porphyritic Andesite
Porphyritic Extrusive Igneous Rock
Green Schist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Granite and Porphyry Pebbles
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Red Sandstone
Quartz Arenite (with Iron Oxide)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Fluorite Bracelet
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Beryl (likely Emerald or Aquamarine in matrix)
Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Copper
Native Copper (Cu)
Chromite
Chromite (FeCr2O4)
Granite
Intrusive igneous rock primarily composed of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
Quartz–calcite sulfide-bearing mineral specimen
Quartz (SiO₂) with likely calcite (CaCO₃) and iron sulfides, possibly pyrite (FeS₂); exact species requires testing
Jewelry Chain with Blue and Clear Gemstones (Likely Cubic Zirconia)
Cubic Zirconia (ZrO₂), Silver or White Gold/Platinum Alloy
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Mica-rich metamorphic rock, likely schist
Quartz–mica schist; commonly quartz with muscovite and/or biotite mica
Quartz vein in metamorphic rock
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Host Rock
Granite Pebble with Quartz Vein
Granite (Plutonic Igneous Rock) with Quartz (SiO2)
Limonite and Goethite
Limonite (hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxide) and Goethite (α-FeO(OH))
Gold Nugget / Flake
Native Gold (Au)
Biotite-rich mica schist
Mica schist, dominated by biotite mica (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂), with probable quartz and feldspar
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Standing Liberty Quarter (Silver Specimen)
Native Silver alloy (Ag with Cu traces)
Bull Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Native gold in quartz (probable)
Gold (Au), with quartz (SiO₂) matrix
Moss Agate
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Manganese or Iron oxide
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Silicon
Crystalline Silicon (Si)
Native Copper Nugget
Native Copper (Cu)
Bauxite (Laterite Clay)
Bauxite (mixture of Hydrous Aluminum Oxides: Gibbsite Al(OH)3, Boehmite and Diaspore AlO(OH))
Dyed Aura Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic coating
Rose Quartz and Lepidolite in Pegmatite
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Lithium-rich Mica (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(F,OH)2)
Iron Meteorite / Chondrite (Possible)
Extraterrestrial stony-iron or chondritic meteorite
Bismuth
Bismuth (Bi)