Silver (Jewelry Specimen)
Native Silver (Chemical Formula: Ag)
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Silver (Jewelry Specimen)
Native Silver (Chemical Formula: Ag)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Aura Quartz (Titanium/Gold coated)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic vapor deposition
Chalcopyrite in Quartz (Gold-bearing Ore)
CuFeS2 (Chalcopyrite)
Quartz vein in Schist
Crystalline Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) in Metamorphic Host
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Uncertain small metallic-looking mineral/rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly galena-bearing rock or metallic slag
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace Titanium, Manganese, or Iron
Granite
Plutonic Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Quartz Vein in Basalt or Sedimentary Host Rock
Silica-veined lithic fragment (SiO2 in host matrix)
Red jasper (likely polished and carved)
Jasper, an opaque microcrystalline variety of quartz (SiO₂), colored mainly by iron oxides
Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) treated with metallic vapor
Milky Quartz with Mica Matrix
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) with Muscovite/Biotite mica
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Unidentified dark metallic sulfide specimen
Possibly pyrite-, chalcopyrite-, or galena-bearing ore; exact identification requires testing
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Granite
Felsic intrusive igneous rock
Gabbro (likely with Pyrite/Sulfide mineralization)
Mafic Intrusive Igneous Rock
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Aura Quartz (Coated Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) coated with vaporized metals
Celestine (Celestite)
Celestine (Strontium Sulfate, SrSO4)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2
Likely iron meteorite fragment
Unclassified Fe–Ni meteorite; possible stony-iron fragment
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (Felsic)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock (composed primarily of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase)
Diamond (Cluster Ring)
Carbon (C)
Cassiterite (Tin Ore)
Cassiterite (Tin(IV) Oxide, SnO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lepidolite Pebble
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,3O10)(F,OH)2
Copper Ore (Malachite and Azurite stained rock)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper carbonates
Aura Quartz Bead
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with metal coating
Metal-rich sulfide ore, likely galena-bearing rock
Galena (PbS) with pyrite/chalcopyrite in a host rock; exact identification requires testing
Gold Nugget
Gold (Au)
Granite
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Slag (Industrial By-product)
Anthropogenic Vitreous Silica/Iron Silicate
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Limonite (Ironstone)
Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Ferrous/Non-ferrous Silicate
Lepidolite on Matrix
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Sulfide Ore (likely Galena and Sphalerite in Quartz)
Lead-Zinc Ore (PbS and ZnS)