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Mineral (Refined Metal)

Browse mineral (refined metal) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Cassiterite

Sperrylite

Brookite

Pyrite

Acanthite

Aventurine Feldspar

Aventurine Feldspar

Galena

Bronzite

Gold Sheen Obsidian

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

Pyrite (Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Dyed Agate Slice (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz) — mineral

Dyed Agate Slice

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Cryptocrystalline Quartz

Aventurine (Green) (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) containing Fuchsite - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2) — mineral

Aventurine (Green)

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz variety) containing Fuchsite - SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2

Silicon (Element Si) — mineral

Silicon

Element Si

Smelter Slag (Anthropogenic Silicate Slag) — igneous

Smelter Slag

Anthropogenic Silicate Slag

Purple Lepidolite with Quartz (Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)) — mineral

Purple Lepidolite with Quartz

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

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Vein in Host Rock (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix) — Mineral in Metamorphic/Igneous Host

Quartz Vein in Host Rock

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in matrix

Mineral in Metamorphic/Igneous Host

Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz (Vein Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Zircon (Zircon (Zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4)) — mineral

White Zircon

Zircon (Zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Limonite and Hematite Gossan (Hydrated Iron Oxide Mix (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Ferric oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Limonite and Hematite Gossan

Hydrated Iron Oxide Mix (FeO(OH)·nH2O) / Ferric oxide (Fe2O3)

Milky Quartz (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)

Beryl (likely Aquamarine) in matrix (Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)) — mineral

Beryl (likely Aquamarine) in matrix

Be3Al2(SiO3)6 (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate)

Slag Glass (Vitreous Silicate Residue) — industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)

Slag Glass

Vitreous Silicate Residue

industrial byproduct (anthropogenic rock)

Aquamarine (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Goldstone (aventurine glass) (Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)) — mineral

Goldstone (aventurine glass)

Man-made copper-bearing glass; not a natural mineral (commonly sold as blue/brown goldstone)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass) — mineral

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass)

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) glass

Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions) — igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)

Pyrite in Quartz (Drill Core)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Sulfide (FeS2) inclusions

igneous/metamorphic (hydrothermal)

Slag (Anthropogenic glassy silicate) — Mineral-like byproduct

Slag

Anthropogenic glassy silicate

Mineral-like byproduct

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

Pyrite (on host rock/ore)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

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

Lepidolite

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

Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla (Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]) — mineral

Native Copper with Malachite and Chrysocolla

Native Copper (Cu) with Malachite [Cu2CO3(OH)2] and Chrysocolla [(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O]

Pyrite (Cube variety) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (Cube variety)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Sandstone (Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (Siliclastic sedimentary rock), SiO2 + various minerals

Limonite with Quartz (FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) with SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Limonite with Quartz

FeO(OH)·nH2O (Limonite) with SiO2 (Quartz)

Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized) (Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions) — mineral

Mohave Turquoise (Composite/Stabilized)

Hydrated copper aluminium phosphate (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O) with stabilizing resin and metallic inclusions

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Slag (Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass) — mineral

Slag

Anthropogenic Iron Silicate Glass

Opalite (Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)) — mineral

Opalite

Synthetic Glass (typically Silica/Magnesium based with metal additives)

Vesicular basalt (possible scoria) (Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich minerals, with vesicles formed by trapped gas) — igneous

Vesicular basalt (possible scoria)

Basaltic volcanic rock; chiefly plagioclase, pyroxene, and iron-rich minerals, with vesicles formed by trapped gas

Pyrite on Limestone (Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix) — sedimentary (matrix) / mineral (inclusion)

Pyrite on Limestone

Iron Disulfide (FeS2) in Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) matrix

sedimentary (matrix) / mineral (inclusion)

Pyrite (on a metal substrate) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite (on a metal substrate)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Banded agate pendant (likely carnelian or brown-and-white chalcedony agate) (Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony; microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloration) — gemstone

Banded agate pendant (likely carnelian or brown-and-white chalcedony agate)

Agate, a banded variety of chalcedony; microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂, with iron-oxide coloration

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Limonite (Ironstone) (Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite (Ironstone)

Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)