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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

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

Basalt Pebble

Basalt (Mafic Igneous Rock)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)) — mineral

Bornite

Cu5FeS4 (Copper Iron Sulfide)

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

Bornite (Peacock Ore)

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety) (Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)) — Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)

Goldstone (Brown/Gold variety)

Aventurine Glass (SiO2 with Copper inclusions)

Synthetic/Man-made glass (often mistaken for a mineral)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Greenstone with Pyrite inclusions (Greenschist / Meta-volcanic rock with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — metamorphic

Greenstone with Pyrite inclusions

Greenschist / Meta-volcanic rock with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Pyrite inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Basalt (Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)) — igneous

Basalt

Basalt (Extrusive Mafic Igneous)

Rounded iron-rich pebble (Likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires testing) — mineral

Rounded iron-rich pebble

Likely hematite/goethite-bearing quartzite or ironstone; exact identification requires testing

Hematite (Hematite (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Hematite (Fe2O3)

Native Copper (Copper (Cu)) — mineral

Native Copper

Copper (Cu)

Green Aventurine (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) with fuchsite inclusions

Hematite (Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz) (Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)

Quartz with Iron Oxide inclusions (SiO2 with Fe2O3)

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

Aventurine Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite mica

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Pebble (with Manganese dendrites/staining) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide impurities) — mineral

Quartz Pebble (with Manganese dendrites/staining)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Manganese Oxide impurities

Hematite (Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — mineral

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Pyrite in Shale (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite in Shale

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Granite (Intrusive Igneous Rock) — igneous

Granite

Intrusive Igneous Rock

Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone) (Ferruginous Siltstone) — sedimentary

Ironstone (likely siderite or goethite-rich siltstone)

Ferruginous Siltstone

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite treated with acid

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Labradorite (Larvikite variety) (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8) — igneous

Labradorite (Larvikite variety)

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

Basalt with Iron Oxides (Mafic Igneous Rock (Mafite)) — igneous

Basalt with Iron Oxides

Mafic Igneous Rock (Mafite)

Peacock Ore (Bornite (Cu5FeS4)) — mineral

Peacock Ore

Bornite (Cu5FeS4)

Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite (Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Goethite pseudomorph after Pyrite

Goethite (FeO(OH)) pseudomorph after Pyrite (FeS2)

Goldstone (Brown) (Aventurine glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Goldstone (Brown)

Aventurine glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite (Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides e.g., FeO(OH)·nH2O) pseudomorphing Pyrite (FeS2)) — mineral

Limonite Pseudomorph after Pyrite

Limonite (Hydrous iron oxides e.g., FeO(OH)·nH2O) pseudomorphing Pyrite (FeS2)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions) — mineral

Sunstone

Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8 with Hematite or Copper inclusions

Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — sedimentary

Limonite Concretion (Goonie or Rattlestone)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

Hematite Concretion (Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in concretionary form) — sedimentary

Hematite Concretion

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) in concretionary form

Iron Ore (Goethite and Hematite) (Iron Oxyhydroxide (α-FeO(OH)) and Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Iron Ore (Goethite and Hematite)

Iron Oxyhydroxide (α-FeO(OH)) and Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Ironstone Nodules (Limonite/Hematite) (Goethite/Hematite mix (FeO(OH)/Fe2O3)) — sedimentary

Ironstone Nodules (Limonite/Hematite)

Goethite/Hematite mix (FeO(OH)/Fe2O3)

Chalcopyrite in River Pebble (Pebble with Pyrite/Fool's Gold inclusions) (CuFeS2 in fine-grained igneous host rock (Basalt / Andesite)) — igneous

Chalcopyrite in River Pebble (Pebble with Pyrite/Fool's Gold inclusions)

CuFeS2 in fine-grained igneous host rock (Basalt / Andesite)

Schist (Mica Schist) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist

Raw galena specimen (Galena (lead sulfide, PbS)) — mineral

Raw galena specimen

Galena (lead sulfide, PbS)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Tumbled sodalite (probable) (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue-dyed jasper or lapis lazuli) — mineral

Tumbled sodalite (probable)

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue-dyed jasper or lapis lazuli

Pyrite and Calcite (or Barite) Specimen (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)) — mineral

Pyrite and Calcite (or Barite) Specimen

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) with Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Labradorite

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