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Cassiterite

Sperrylite

Brookite

Pyrite

Acanthite

Aventurine Feldspar

Aventurine Feldspar

Galena

Bronzite

Gold Sheen Obsidian

Arsenic (Native) (Arsenic (As)) — mineral

Arsenic (Native)

Arsenic (As)

Limonite (Iron Ore) (Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite (Iron Ore)

Limonite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar series; (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Pyrite (Iron Sulfide (FeS2)) — mineral

Pyrite

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Milky Quartz with Mineral Inclusions

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

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

Labradorite

Labradorite (Plagioclase Feldspar Series: (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8)

Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz) (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz (Fool's Gold in Quartz)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green Aventurine (Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Silicon Dioxide (Quartz with Fuchsite inclusions) - SiO2

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

Sunstone (Oligoclase (Plagioclase Feldspar) - (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone

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

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

Sunstone

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

Pyrite on Quartz (Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Pyrite on Quartz

Iron Sulfide (FeS2) on Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2)

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

Labradorite

Labradorite (Ca,Na)(Al,Si)4O8

Green Aventurine (Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)) — mineral

Green Aventurine

Aventurine Quartz (SiO2 with Fuchsite inclusions)

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

Sunstone

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

Red Aventurine (SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Goethite inclusions)) — mineral

Red Aventurine

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Hematite/Goethite inclusions)

Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar) (Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica (likely on Quartz/Feldspar)

Muscovite - KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Mica (Phyllosilicate (group name), typically Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Mica

Phyllosilicate (group name), typically Muscovite KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 or Biotite K(Mg,Fe)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone or Ironstone Concretion) (Goethite/Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite/Marcasite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)) — mineral

Limonite after Pyrite (Prophecy Stone or Ironstone Concretion)

Goethite/Limonite pseudomorph after Pyrite/Marcasite (FeO(OH)·nH2O)

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

Sunstone

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

Peach Moonstone (Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Peach Moonstone

Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)

Green Aventurine (Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)) — metamorphic

Green Aventurine

Quartzite with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Jadeite (Jade Ring) (NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)) — metamorphic

Jadeite (Jade Ring)

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Lapis Lazuli (Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)) — rock

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (Rock containing lazurite, calcite, and pyrite)

Ferruginous Sandstone (Arenite with limonite/goethite cement) — sedimentary

Ferruginous Sandstone

Arenite with limonite/goethite cement

Banded Iron Formation (BIF) (Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)) — sedimentary

Banded Iron Formation (BIF)

Banded Iron Formation (Fe2O3 + SiO2)

Likely metallic sulfide mineral fragment (Possibly galena (PbS) or pyrite (FeS₂); identification is uncertain from the photograph) — mineral

Likely metallic sulfide mineral fragment

Possibly galena (PbS) or pyrite (FeS₂); identification is uncertain from the photograph

Copper Composite Turquoise (Purple and Blue) (Composite Hydrous copper aluminum phosphate with bronze/copper matrix binding) — gemstone

Copper Composite Turquoise (Purple and Blue)

Composite Hydrous copper aluminum phosphate with bronze/copper matrix binding

Opalite (Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)) — mineraloid

Opalite

Man-made synthetic glass with opalescent effects (SiO2 + metal oxides)

Schist (Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)) — metamorphic

Schist

Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite [KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2] or Biotite)

Pyritic Sandstone (Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Pyrite-bearing Sandstone)) — sedimentary

Pyritic Sandstone

Clastic Sedimentary Rock (Pyrite-bearing Sandstone)

Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue calcite or dyed material) — mineral

Tumbled blue stone, likely sodalite

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂; possibly blue calcite or dyed material

Blue sodalite-bearing rock, likely sodalite in nepheline syenite (Sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), possibly in nepheline syenite) — mineral

Blue sodalite-bearing rock, likely sodalite in nepheline syenite

Sodalite (Na₈Al₆Si₆O₂₄Cl₂), possibly in nepheline syenite

Iron-rich hematite/goethite concretion (likely limonite) (Hematite (Fe₂O₃) with goethite (FeO(OH)) and limonite) — mineral

Iron-rich hematite/goethite concretion (likely limonite)

Hematite (Fe₂O₃) with goethite (FeO(OH)) and limonite

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

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Tumbled blue sodalite (Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂) — mineral

Tumbled blue sodalite

Sodalite, Na₈(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)Cl₂

Small dark mineral/rock fragment (Indeterminate; possibly magnetite-bearing basalt or iron-rich slag) — mineral

Small dark mineral/rock fragment

Indeterminate; possibly magnetite-bearing basalt or iron-rich slag

Lepidolite with Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix (K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) / SiO2 (Quartz)) — mineral

Lepidolite with Tourmaline in Quartz Matrix

K(Li,Al)3(Si,Al)4O10(F,OH)2 (Lepidolite) / SiO2 (Quartz)

Magnetite / Hematite (Iron Ore Pebble) (Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)) — mineral

Magnetite / Hematite (Iron Ore Pebble)

Fe3O4 (Magnetite) / Fe2O3 (Hematite)

Sunstone (Oregon Sunstone) (Labradorite (Feldspar variety) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8) — mineral

Sunstone (Oregon Sunstone)

Labradorite (Feldspar variety) - (Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8