Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Category
Browse mineral (synthetic paper and ink polymorph) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Gold Nugget
Native Gold (Au)
Amazonite
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8)
Opal
Hydrated Amorphous Silica (SiO2·nH2O)
Herkimer Diamond (Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amazonite
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline), K(AlSi3O8)
Paraiba Tourmaline
Elbaite Tourmaline (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4) - Copper-bearing
Pyromorphite on Epidote
Pyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3Cl] and Epidote [Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)3(OH)]
Quartz Geode
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) within a geode
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Limonite and Goethite on Gossan
FeO(OH)·nH2O
Pyrite (Fool's Gold)
Iron Disulfide (FeS2)
Goethite
Goethite (FeO(OH))
Rhodonite
Manganese silicate (MnSiO3)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla; (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Satin Spar (often sold as Selenite)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide-Hydroxide (FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Azurite and Malachite on Matrix
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 (Azurite) and Cu2CO3(OH)2 (Malachite)
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate) - CaSO4·2H2O
Sandstone
Arenite (SiO2 primarily)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Diorite
Diorite (plutonic igneous rock)
Fluorite (tumbled pebble)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2)
Hematite
Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)
Peacock Ore
Bornite (Cu5FeS4) or Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) with iridescent tarnish
Howlite
Calcium borosilicate hydroxide (Ca2B5SiO9(OH)5)
Halite
Halite (NaCl)
Note: No specimen visible
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Greenstone / Glauconitic Siltstone
Metabasalt or Glauconite-rich Sedimentary Rock
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Brachiopod Fossil
Phylum Brachiopoda (likely Order Rhynchonellida or Spiriferida)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Milky Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Pink Feldspar (Orthoclase)
Orthoclase Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
Chrysocolla
Chrysocolla (Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O)
Biotite Mica
Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2)
Amazonite
Microcline (KAlSi3O8) with Pb impurities
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl (BeAl2O4 with Chromium impurities)