Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
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Pyrite in Matrix (Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Erythrite in Cobaltite Ore
Erythrite (Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O) with Cobaltite (CoAsS)
Turquoise (possible Howlite imitation)
Hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium (CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O)
Quartz Geode
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in a Geode
Banded Agate
Agate (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite with Gold-bearing Quartz
Hydrated Iron Oxide Hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O
Chalcopyrite
Copper Iron Sulfide (CuFeS2)
Yellow Ochre / Limonite
Hydrated ferric oxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Prehnite
Prehnite, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Limonite (Ochreous Sandstone)
Hydrous ferric oxides (FeO(OH)qnH2O)
Geode
Silicon dioxide (Quartz/Chalcedony) concretion
Magnetite or Ironstone Nodule
Magnetite (Fe3O4) or Hematite-rich Sedimentary Nodule
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Small pale rock fragment
Indeterminate; possibly quartz, calcite, or a weathered feldspar-rich fragment
Copper Ore (Malachite/Chrysocolla bearing)
Cupriferous rock containing secondary copper minerals like Cu2CO3(OH)2
Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Fluorite
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Diorite
Intermediate plutonic igneous rock
Vanadinite
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Pyrite in Quartz
Iron Sulfide (FeS2) in Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Hematite
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Yellow Calcite
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide, Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Copper (Cu)
Hematite (Botryoidal / Kidney Ore)
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3)
Quartz (Iron-stained Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Rhodochrosite
Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3)
Rhodonite
Manganese Inosilicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Selenite (Satin Spar)
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Copper Ore with Chrysocolla/Malachite
Hydrated copper phyllosilicate (Chrysocolla) / Copper carbonate hydroxide (Malachite)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3
Lepidolite on Pegmatite
Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2)
Kaolinite (Kaolin)
Kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4)
Lepidolite
K(Li,Al)3(Al,Si,Rb)4O10(F,OH)2
Satin Spar (Gypsum)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O)
Arfvedsonite (often mistakenly sold as Astrophyllite)
Arfvedsonite [Na3(Fe2+)4Fe3+Si8O22(OH)2]
Sulfur (on Matrix)
Native Sulfur (S8)
Chrysocolla in Cuprite (Sonora Sunrise)
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·n(H2O) with Cu2O