Bornite (“peacock ore”), likely weathered copper sulfide
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄; possibly chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, with iridescent tarnish
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Bornite (“peacock ore”), likely weathered copper sulfide
Bornite, Cu₅FeS₄; possibly chalcopyrite, CuFeS₂, with iridescent tarnish
Galena-bearing ore (tentative)
Galena, lead sulfide (PbS), likely in a quartz/carbonate-rich matrix
Raw gold nugget or gold-bearing quartz
Native gold (Au), possibly with quartz (SiO₂) and iron-oxide staining
Iron-rich breccia or weathered ironstone
Goethite–hematite-bearing limonite, possibly brecciated host rock
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,SO4,Cl)1-2, with varying amounts of Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite).
Galena
Galena (Lead Sulfide), PbS
Rutilated Quartz
SiO2 with TiO2 inclusions (Rutile)
Hypersthene
(Mg,Fe)SiO3 - Enstatite-Ferrosilite series
Magnetite
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Green Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Fluorite (Rainbow Fluorite)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Polished black gemstone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian (volcanic glass), chiefly silica-rich amorphous SiO₂
Gold Ore
Auriferous Quartz and Sulfide Mineralization in Host Rock
Weathered iron-rich rock, possibly basalt or ironstone
Uncertain; likely weathered basalt (plagioclase–pyroxene) or hematite/goethite-bearing ironstone
Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Iron Slag
Iron Slag (Industrial Vitreous Material)
Mantle Xenolith in Basalt
Peridotite Xenolith in Basalt
Iron Slag
Ferrous Slag (Silicate/Oxide mixture)
Tumbled black stone, likely black obsidian
Obsidian — natural volcanic glass, primarily SiO₂
Iron-rich breccia (likely hematite–goethite breccia)
Hematite (Fe₂O₃) and goethite (FeO(OH)) in a silicified or iron-cemented breccia
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor chlorite/talc
Schist
Mica Schist (Quartz-Muscovite-Biotite Schist)
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2
Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Iron Slag (Industrial Byproduct)
Anthropogenic Vitrification Product/Ferrous Slag
Anthracite coal
Anthracite; predominantly carbon (C), with minor mineral ash
Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fluorite
Fluorite (Calcium Fluoride, CaF2)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Lapis Lazuli
Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock ((Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-bearing Mica Schist
Mica Schist
Schist (muscovite-biotite rich)
Limonite and Goethite encrusted Chert/Ironstone
Hydrated Iron Oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O) with cryptocrystalline Silica (SiO2)
Fossilized Shark Tooth (Fragment)
Elasmobranchii gen. et sp. indet. (Calcium Phosphate / Apatite fossil)
Silver Sheen Obsidian
Volcanic Glass (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide - SiO2 with impurities)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Malachite
Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Copper carbonate hydroxide)
Basalt
Basalt (Mafic Extrusive Igneous Rock)
Basalt
Basalt (Aphanitic Mafic Igneous Rock)
Schist
Mica Schist (formula variable based on mineral content, typically containing [K,Al,Fe,Mg,Si,O,H])