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Mineral Based Human Made Alloy

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Carbonatite

Claystone

Marl

Dalmatian Jasper

Dalmatian Jasper

Gypsum

Gold Nuggests (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nuggests

Native Gold (Au)

Iron Meteorite (Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)) — Mineral/Rock (Extraterrestrial Origin)

Iron Meteorite

Iron-nickel alloy (primarily kamacite and taenite)

Mineral/Rock (Extraterrestrial Origin)

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting (Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (CZ) in Gold-Plated Setting

Cubic Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Silicon (Element Si) — mineral

Silicon

Element Si

Bismuth Crystal (Bismuth (Bi)) — mineral

Bismuth Crystal

Bismuth (Bi)

Beads (likely glass or man-made material) (N/A (artificial material)) — Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Beads (likely glass or man-made material)

N/A (artificial material)

Man-made material, not a natural rock or mineral specimen

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Granodiorite with Quartz Veining (Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins) — igneous

Granodiorite with Quartz Veining

Granodiorite (containing Plagioclase Feldspar, Quartz, and Biotite/Hornblende) with Quartz (SiO2) veins

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Aquamarine (Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)) — mineral

Aquamarine

Beryllium aluminum silicate (Be3Al2Si6O18)

Gold Nugget (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Gold (Au)

Pink Feldspar / Rhodochrosite (Tumbled Pink Quartzite) (SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)) — mineral

Pink Feldspar / Rhodochrosite (Tumbled Pink Quartzite)

SiO2 (Quartz) / KAlSi3O8 (Potassium Feldspar)

Chert (Flint) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase) (Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)) — mineral

Feldspar (specifically Orthoclase)

Potassium Aluminum Silicate (KAlSi3O8)

Ferruginous Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities) — mineral

Ferruginous Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities

Possible flint or slag fragment (Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), or iron-rich industrial slag) — mineral

Possible flint or slag fragment

Microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), or iron-rich industrial slag

Dyed Crackle Quartz (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye) — mineral

Dyed Crackle Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with dye

Muscovite Mica (Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2) — mineral

Muscovite Mica

Muscovite (Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide Fluoride), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2

Gold (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold

Native Gold (Au)

Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Chert (Red Jasper variant) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Red Jasper variant)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Chert (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Slate (Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)) — metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (varieties include Flint and Jasper)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Rhodonite (Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3) — mineral

Rhodonite

Manganese silicate (Mn,Fe,Mg,Ca)SiO3

Halite (Rock Salt) (Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)) — mineral

Halite (Rock Salt)

Halite (Sodium Chloride, NaCl)

Gold Nugget (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Gold Nugget

Gold (Au)

Native Gold Flake (Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold Flake

Gold (Au)

Native Gold Nugget (Native Gold (Au)) — mineral

Native Gold Nugget

Native Gold (Au)

Chert (Flint) (Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert (Flint)

Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)

Quartzite Pebble (Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Metamorphic Quartzite (SiO2)

Chert (Chert (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Chert

Chert (SiO2)

Sandstone (Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (SiO2 based clastic rock)

Coral Rock (Coquina) (Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Coral Rock (Coquina)

Biogenic Limestone (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO3)

Travertine (Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)) — sedimentary

Travertine

Terrestrial Sedimentary Rock (CaCO3)

Sandstone (with Iron Staining) (Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)) — sedimentary

Sandstone (with Iron Staining)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2 with Fe2O3 staining)

Jasper and Basalt (Mixed Breccia or Chert) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferromagnesian silicates) — sedimentary and igneous (mixed)

Jasper and Basalt (Mixed Breccia or Chert)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ferromagnesian silicates

sedimentary and igneous (mixed)

Tourmalinated quartz sphere (Quartz (SiO₂) with black schorl tourmaline inclusions) — mineral

Tourmalinated quartz sphere

Quartz (SiO₂) with black schorl tourmaline inclusions

Sandstone (Arenite (primarily SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sandstone

Arenite (primarily SiO2)

Cubic Zirconia (Faceted) (Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)) — mineral

Cubic Zirconia (Faceted)

Zirconium Dioxide (ZrO2)

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx) (Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)) — mineral

Banded Calcite (Mexican Onyx)

Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)

Celestite (Celestine) (Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)) — mineral

Celestite (Celestine)

Strontium sulfate (SrSO4)